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  Anand Sharma tears into Modi, calls him "arrogant"

  Politics | April 05, 2014 20:01 IST

  Chandigarh: Union Minister Anand Sharma today launched a scathing attack on BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, alleging he is arrogant and intolerant and his only aim is to grab power. The “Gujarat model of

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  Indian exports to fall short of $325-billion target: Commerce Minister

  March 25, 2014 19:37 IST

  New Delhi: Indian exports will fall short of the envisaged target of $325 billion in the current fiscal year (FY14) though it would be more than what was achieved in the last financial year, Commerce

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  AAP an aberration, won't repeat its election magic: Sharma

  Politics | March 23, 2014 14:28 IST

  New Delhi: Terming the emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) an “aberration,” the Congress has said that its magic won't be repeated in the upcoming general elections.“It is an aberration,” senior Congress leader and

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  Modi playing polarisation politics in NE: Sharma

  Politics | February 22, 2014 22:25 IST

  New Delhi: Rejecting Narendra Modi's contention that Hindu migrants from Bangladesh must be accomodated in the country while "infiltrators" must be sent back, Congress today said the Gujarat Chief Minister wastrying to play a polarisation

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  BJP responsible for damaging India's image: Sharma

  Politics | February 22, 2014 21:27 IST

  New Delhi: Rubbishing the opposition charge of policy paralysis in UPA government, Congress today alleged BJP should be held responsible for damaging the image of India and confusing global investors.It was BJP which spread “misinformation”

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  Modi is a demagogue with hollow vision: Anand Sharma

  Politics | January 20, 2014 21:54 IST

  New Delhi: Dubbing BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi a "demagogue" with hollow vision, Union Minister Anand Sharma today said he would never become the Prime Minister of the country.Rubbishing Modi's speech yesterday, Sharma said

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  Arrest Kejriwal, other law violators, demands Minister Anand Sharma

  Politics | January 20, 2014 21:48 IST

  New Delhi: Deprecating Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's dharna demanding action against police officials, Union Minister Anand Sharma today said anybody violating law should be arrested and punished."Nobody, irrespective of high office can violate law.

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  AAP's decision on FDI in retail irresponsible: Anand Sharma

  Politics | January 14, 2014 14:20 IST

  New Delhi:  Terming the Delhi government's decision to disallow FDI in multi-brand retailing as “abrupt, irresponsible and ill-considered,” Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today said India is not a banana republic where policy decisions

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  FDI witnesses major liberalisation in 2013; more to follow

  December 25, 2013 16:42 IST

  New Delhi: UK's largest retailer Tesco, Singapore Airlines and Etihad queued up to invest in India as a persistent UPA threw open more sectors to foreign investments with indications of more big ticket deals to

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  WTO deal will not hit food security programme: Govt

  December 18, 2013 19:27 IST

  New Delhi: Government today insisted in Parliament that the deal reached at WTO talks in Bali recently would have no adverse impact on foodgrain procurement in India or the food security programme after Opposition expressed

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  Bali outcome not to impact food security programme: Sharma

  December 17, 2013 16:22 IST

  New Delhi: The outcome of the WTO meeting held recently at Bali will not impact the country's food security programme, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma informed Parliament today.“...nothing in the aforesaid agreement impinges on

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  WTO clears historic deal, USD 1 tn boost to global trade

  December 07, 2013 18:05 IST

  Bali: Overcoming a string of failures over the years, the WTO today reached a landmark agreement that can help boost global trade by USD 1 trillion, while taking on board concerns of countries like India

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  Major victory for India at WTO talks, No threat to food security : Anand Sharma

  December 06, 2013 21:36 IST

  Bali:  In a major victory for India, the WTO today agreed to allow countries to provide subsidy on staple food crops without any threat of punitive action, a concession that salvaged the current round of

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  No agreement on food security better than a bad one: Sharma

  December 05, 2013 23:44 IST

  Bali: Dismissing the suggestion that India was insisting on food security because of the ensuing general elections at home, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Thursday said New Delhi was only pursing an old

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  WTO chief calls Sharma, key trade ministers to end impasse

  December 05, 2013 21:36 IST

  Bali: In a last ditch effort to salvage the global trade talks, the WTO chief has called an urgent meeting of the trade ministers of the US, India and Indonesia to end the impasse over

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  'India to protect interest of poor, farmers in WTO Bali meet'

  November 23, 2013 23:25 IST

  New Delhi: Admitting that India runs the risk of breaching WTO's permissible food subsidy limits, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma has said the government would endeavour to work out a solution in the forthcoming Bali meet

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  No political bias in report on India: Goldman Sachs

  November 08, 2013 20:47 IST

  New Delhi: Drawing flak over upgrading Indian equities on hopes of an electoral victory for Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections, global investment banker Goldman Sachs today said it stood by its report based

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  No policy reversal by India: envoys told assure foreign Investors

  November 05, 2013 20:41 IST

  New Delhi: Top Indian diplomats from across the world were today told to assure foreign investors that there will be no "policy reversals" by the Indian government.Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma, who

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  Anand Sharma cancels meeting with Walmart chief

  October 31, 2013 23:36 IST

  New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Thursday cancelled a meeting with U.S. retail giant's Asia head Scott Price.The meeting, scheduled for Friday, has been cancelled, a top source in Mr Sharma's Ministry

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  India was hit hardest, but recovery also strongest: Anand Sharma

  October 12, 2013 22:48 IST

  ONBOARD PM'S SPECIAL AIRCRAFT: India took the hardest hit during the recent financial market turmoil, but the country has also staged the “strongest recovery”, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said today.Despite all the volatility,