Indian President Pratibha Patil (L) administers the oath of office to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) at the presidential palace in New Delhi May 22, 2009. Singh was sworn-in on Friday for a second five-year term with a host of old-guard ministers at a time of economic downturn and fraught ties with Pakistan. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 33 months ago

Indian President Pratibha Patil (L) administers the oath of office to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) at the presidential palace in New Delhi May 22, 2009. Singh was sworn-in on Friday for a second five-year term with a host of old-guard ministers at a time of economic downturn and fraught ties with Pakistan.

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