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Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks to speak with the media as he arrives at the parliament house to attend the first day of the budget session, in New Delhi, India, January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 2, 2017 | Business
New Delhi- India unveiled a budget on Wednesday to help the poor with hikes in government spending and cuts in taxes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to win back the sympathy of voters hit hard by his recent crackdown on “black money”. Finance...
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India’s new finance minister, Arun Jaitley, in his office at the finance ministry in New Delhi on May 27, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 27, 2014 | Business
New Delhi, Bloomberg—Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley pledged to restore investor confidence in Asia’s third-larggest economy on his first day in office after Narendra Modi unveiled the nation’s smallest cabinet in 16 years. Jaitley, who will also head...