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Indian PM says open to Rahul Gandhi succeeding him

NEW DELHI : India 's beleagured Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, according to local media, that he did not object to
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Singh, in a meeting with Indian editors on Wednesday, dismissed suggestions that he was a lame duck prime minister. He said a government reshuffle was in the works, but gave no further details.

Singh also said he expected inflation, the highest of a major Asian economy, was expected to moderate by March next year.

 

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