Obama wishes Manmohan Singh quick recovery

October 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday conveyed his "heartiest congratulations" to US President Barack Obama on winning the Nobel Peace prize 2009, praising his "inclusive approach to problem solving and primacy to dialogue as an instrument of policy". "I am delighted at the news of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 to you.

October 9th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday congratulated US President Barack Obama on winning the Nobel Peace Prize 2009. "I have not heard the news, but if it is true, I would like to give my whole-hearted congratulations to President Obama," Manmohan Singh told reporters here.

July 14th, 2009 KOLKATA - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sent a message to ailing Marxist veteran Jyoti Basu wishing him speedy recovery. The prime minister sent the missive from Paris, where he is Tuesday on an official visit.

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.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - US President Barack Obama Saturday telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to congratulate him on his victory in the general elections and hoped for a continuity in the India-US strategic partnership, an official said. Manmohan Singh reiterated his invitation to Michelle and Barack Obama to visit India, a key aide to the prime minister said.

May 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama considers Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a 'very wise leader' whom he respects and is looking forward to visiting India soon. Obama conveyed these sentiments to the new Indian ambassador to the US, Meera Shankar, as she presented her credentials at a ceremony at the White House Wednesday.

April 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama held their first bilateral talks here Thursday and discussed new paths of collaboration in fighting terrorism and climate change. 'We held fruitful talks,' Manmohan Singh said after his meeting with Obama.

January 26th, 2009 RAE BARELI - Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday wished Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speedy recovery after a heart surgery. 'As you all know, he underwent a bypass surgery.

January 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has thanked the people of the country for wishing him a speedy recovery after his coronary bypass surgery Saturday, an official statement said Monday. 'The prime minister has received countless messages from women, men and children from across the country extending their wishes for his speedy recovery and good health.

January 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been making a speedy recovery after his coronoary bypass surgery, an official statement said Monday, adding that he has thanked the people of nation, especially children, for wishing him well. The prime minister continued to make 'excellent progress' and on Monday had 'some semi-solid food', the statement said.

January 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been making steady progress after his coronary bypass surgery and was put on semi-solid diet, an official said Monday, adding that Singh was touched by the thousands of get-well messages he has received from the people. 'The prime minister is making steady progress,' Deepak Sandhu, media adviser to the prime minister, told IANS.

January 24th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's alma mater, Panjab University, Sunday wished him speedy recovery after his coronary bypass surgery in New Delhi. The Syndicate, the highest decision-making body of the university here, passed a unanimous resolution at its meeting here Sunday, praying for the speedy recovery of the prime minister, an alumnus of the university.

January 23rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Relatives of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday offered prayers in guudwaras in Punjab as he underwent heart surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. 'We offered prayers at the Golden Temple for his speedy recovery.

January 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has sent a bouquet to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh wishing him speedy recovery. Manmohan Singh, who underwent a coronary angiography as part of a series of heart-related tests, was Thursday discharged from New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

January 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has thanked his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh for his New Year greetings and reiterated Islamabad's desire for friendly sub-continental ties. 'Excellency, I would like to thank you and Mrs Manmohan Singh for the greeting card and your kind wishes on the eve of New Year,' Gilani said in his reply to a greeting card from Manmohan Singh.