Manmohan Singh reminds the world not to forget Africa in the race for development

September 26th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured support to the proposed $23-billion equity swap cum strategic alliance between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN and hoped the deal would go through. "I did mention this to President (Jacob) Zuma.

September 26th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday described the G-20 meeting as very productive and said that a comprehensive discussion was held among the leaders on wide range of issues. Addressing a press conference after the G-20 meeting Manmohan Singh said: "We have had a very productive meeting in which there was a comprehensive discussion among the leaders on a wide range of issues." He said that the summit was not meant to be a trillion dollar summit and its purpose was to review what has happened and chart the way forward.

September 25th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who turns 77 Saturday, has vowed to dedicate himself to the nation, saying people's renewal of confidence in him after five years in office was a debt he could never pay off. "I am grateful to people of India for giving me opportunity to serve the nation," he told reporters here Friday.

September 23rd, 2009 FRANKFURT - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Frankfurt, Germany, late Wednesday on his way to the US to attend the G20 summit in Pittsburg.

July 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has lauded his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh after positive remarks by the Indian premier in parliament on the peace process with Pakistan. Gilani praised Manmohan Singh "for his bold vision of peace and prosperity in South Asia and the statesmanship he demonstrated", the Nation newspaper reported on its website Thursday.

July 16th, 2009 Sharm el-SHEIKH - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet and discuss the nature of dialogue between the two countries in the future and will review action against terrorism. Manmohan Singh also made it clear that another Mumbai-like terrorist attack will affect dialogue of any kind.

July 16th, 2009 Sharm-el-SHEIKH - The much anticipated meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani began here Thursday amid expectations that the two sides will be issuing a joint statement. The two leaders are accompanied by their delegations, including the foreign secretaries of the two nations.

July 14th, 2009 Sharm el-SHEIKH - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his delegation arrived at this Egyptian town Thursday evening, just in time for Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon to meet his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir. The Tuesday night meeting will be followed by talks between Manmohan Singh and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday 10.30 a.m.

July 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - One does not need charisma to make a leader, says Time magazine, citing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's example who has made India one of world's fastest-growing economies and changed tens of millions of lives for the better. A speech by "Manmohan Singh, it has been said, is a natural remedy for sleep disorders," suggested author Michael Elliott in an article titled "No Charisma? Don't Worry, You Can Still Be a Leader" in the influential US news magazine "During a raucous debate on a vote of confidence in the Indian parliament last year, Singh's closing speech was so subdued that it was drowned out by the opposition.

July 9th, 2009 L'AQUILA - Prime MInister Manmohan Singh briefly met with US President Barack Obama during the outreach meeting of G8 and G5 leaders at their summit here Thursday. Both leaders shook hands and exchanged pleasantries, Indian officials said here.

July 8th, 2009 L'AQUILA - Agriculture and food security need to be placed at the "core of the international agenda", Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said after the G5 meeting here Wednesday, on the eve of the emerging countries' interaction with the G8 nations. "The developing countries are the most affected by high food prices.

July 8th, 2009 ROME - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived in Rome on a four-day visit on Tuesday to attend the G-8 summit.

July 8th, 2009 L'AQUILA - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold a bilateral meeting with his British counterpart Gordon Brown in this earthquake-hit Italian mountain town Wednesday afternoon on the sidelines of the G8-G5 summit starting here. The two leaders are likely to discuss issues of mutual cooperation between both sides, including terrorism and the financial meltdown, officials said here.

July 3rd, 2009 MULTAN - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani will meet in the Egyptian resort city of Sharam-el-Sheikh July 16, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Friday. Qureshi said the Kashmir issue will be part of the comprehensive dialogue between the two leaders at the meeting, the Online news agency said citing Qureshi.

May 27th, 2009 KATHMANDU - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has congratulated his Nepalese counterpart Madhav Kumar Nepal on his appointment as Prime Minister and invited the latter to visit India.