New Delhi, Oct 21 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has left on a five-day visit to Japan and China today.
Dr. Singh will be in Japan from October 21 to October 23 for a bilateral visit and will travel to China from October 23 to October 24 for the seventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit.
In Japan, Dr. Singh will meet his Japanese counterpart Taro Aso and hold talks on political, security and economic ties, including a free trade agreement, aiming to expand bilateral strategic relations.
New Delhi, Oct. 20 : The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday said that India''''s economic growth may decelerate to 7.5 percent in 2008-09 because of the "ripple effects" of the global financial crisis and liquidity crunch.
"The financial crisis is likely to have an indirect impact on the Indian economy. We must be prepared for a temporary slowdown in the Indian economy," he said in a statement to lawmakers in parliament.
New Delhi, Oct 20 : Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today.
According to reports, issues relating to the 53-member grouping of former British colonies and developments in South Asia were discussed during the meeting.
Later, Sharma is scheduled to call on Vice President Hamid Ansari and meet Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
On Tuesday, he is scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Leader of Opposition L. K. Advani, besides meeting Sports Minister M. S. Gill.
New Delhi, Oct 20: Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today
Issues related to the 53-member grouping of former British colonies and developments in South Asia and issues are expected to be discussed during the meeting.
Later, Sharma is scheduled to call on Vice President Hamid Ansari and meet Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
New Delhi, Oct 20 : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today.
Later, Lavrov is scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee. Both are expected to review bilateral relations in diverse spheres and discuss regional and international issues of mutual interest.
A protocol on holding regular consultations between the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation during 2009-2010 is expected to be signed during the visit.
While attending the 24th conference of accountants general, the Prime Minister Emphasized the need to scrutinize the Public Private Programmes (PPP) for Fiscal discipline with an aim that it achieves its goals without any hindrances. The responsibility of such a scrutiny shall be with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) which will carry out the evaluation just as it is does for the government agencies.
New Delhi, Oct 21 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has left on a five-day visit to Japan and China today.
New Delhi, Oct. 20 : The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday said that India''''s economic growth may decelerate to 7.5 percent in 2008-09 because of the "ripple effects" of the global financial crisis and liquidity crunch.
New Delhi, Oct 20 : Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today.
New Delhi, Oct 20: Commonwealth Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today 
New Delhi, Oct 20 : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today.
While attending the 24th conference of accountants general, the Prime Minister Emphasized the need to scrutinize the Public Private Programmes (PPP) for Fiscal discipline with an aim that it achieves its goals without any hindrances. The responsibility of such a scrutiny shall be with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) which will carry out the evaluation just as it is does for the government agencies.
