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Article: Why Singh is King.
- Article from:
- Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
- Article date:
- June 16, 2009
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Summary: For much of the past 15 years, Indian politics were so chaotic that a prime minister would spend most of his first 100 days focused on a single objective: holding onto power.
But Manmohan Singh's surprisingly decisive victory in last month's election - coupled with the global economic crisis - has suddenly put him on an American president's schedule: you have 100 days, now get to work fast.
Believing that the Congress Party's near-majority in Parliament will free Singh to slash red tape and spur growth, bankers, columnists, lobbyists and think tanks have spent the time since the poll results were announced on May 16 issuing a torrent of to-do ...