India’s Rahul Gandhi Promises Economy Fight For Lost Growth as Political Competition Intensifies

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India’s Rahul Gandhi pledges more active role

AFP – Indian politician Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, pledged on Thursday to play “a more proactive role” in government, drawing praise from his struggling ruling Congress party. Gandhi, widely touted as a future prime minister, is the son, grandson and great-grandson of Indian premiers.

Indian business mogul Ratan Tata on Thursday defended embattled Premier Manmohan Singh but called on him to act courageously to return the nation’s economy to a high-growth path. “Our PM must break convention, restore government credibility, place the country on a growth path once again.