A man talks on a mobile phone in front of advisements of Bharti Airtel in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri September 23, 2009. India welcomes a tie-up between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN, but there were some legal issues that needed to be looked at, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

A man talks on a mobile phone in front of advisements of Bharti Airtel in the eastern Indian city of Siliguri September 23, 2009. India welcomes a tie-up between Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN, but there were some legal issues that needed to be looked at, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday.

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  1. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, meets with CEOs and business leaders from India, at the Department of the Treasury in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. From left to right are: Chanda Kochar, CEO of IICI Bank Ltd., Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, Geithner, O.P. Batt, chairman of the State Bank of India, and Sunil Bharti Mittal, CEO of Bharti Airtel.
  2. Manoj Kohli, Chief Executive Officer & joint Managing Director of Bharti Airtel, speaks during a discussion session after his keynote speech at the Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong November 18, 2009.
  3. Manoj Kohli (L), Chief Executive Officer & Joint Managing Director of Bharti Airtel, chats with Chang Xiaobing, Chairman and CEO of China Unicom, during a keynote speech section at the Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong November 18, 2009.
  4. Chief Executive Officer & Joint Managing Director of Bharti Airtel, Manoj Kohli, addresses a keynote speech at the Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong November 18, 2009.
  5. Manoj Kohli, chief executive and joint managing director of Bharti Airtel, speaks at the Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. GSMA Mobile Asia Congress is held until Thursday.
  6. Manoj Kohli, chief executive and joint managing director of Bharti Airtel, speaks at the Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. GSMA Mobile Asia Congress is held until Thursday.
  7. Manoj Kohli, chief executive and joint managing director of Bharti Airtel, speaks at the Mobile Asia Congress in Hong Kong Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. GSMA Mobile Asia Congress is held until Thursday.
  8. Indra Nooyi (R), chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, and chairman of Bharti Airtel Ltd. Sunil Mittal smile during the three-day long India Economic Summit 2009 at the World Economic Forum in New Delhi November 8, 2009. There are clear signs of an upturn in the Indian economy, which is expected to expand by 6.5 percent in the year to March 2010, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday.
  9. A labourer takes a nap on sacks filled with rice at an agriculture product marketing committee yard at Jetalpur on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 18, 2009. India may import rice if there is a shortfall in the summer-sown crop output, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters on Wednesday.
  10. A labourer throws rice through the air to remove dust at an agriculture product marketing committee yard at Jetalpur on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 18, 2009. India may import rice if there is a shortfall in the summer-sown crop output, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters on Wednesday.
  11. Labourers carry goods at a wholesale market in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata November 11, 2009. India will focus on driving domestic demand until key developed economies recover and will not exit fiscal stimulus measures until necessary, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday.
  12. Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee answers questions from delegates during the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 10, 2009. Mukherjee promised the government would reduce the fiscal deficit as it seeks to put the nation's financial house in order. He said the government would cut the deficit to four percent of gross domestic product by 2012, down from an expected 6.8 percent in the current financial year.
  13. Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee (C), flanked by Managing Director and Chief Business Officer of the World Economic Forum Robert Greenhill (L) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of ICICI Bank Chandra Kochhar (R), attends the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 10, 2009. Mukherjee promised the government would reduce the fiscal deficit as it seeks to put the nation's financial house in order. He said the government would cut the deficit to four percent of gross domestic product by 2012, down from an expected 6.8 percent in the current financial year.
  14. Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee answers questions from delegates during the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 10, 2009. Mukherjee promised the government would reduce the fiscal deficit as it seeks to put the nation's financial house in order. He said the government would cut the deficit to four percent of gross domestic product by 2012, down from an expected 6.8 percent in the current financial year.
  15. Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee (L) answers questions from delegates as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of ICICI Bank Chandra Kochhar looks on during the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 10, 2009. Mukherjee promised the government would reduce the fiscal deficit as it seeks to put the nation's financial house in order. He said the government would cut the deficit to four percent of gross domestic product by 2012, down from an expected 6.8 percent in the current financial year.
  16. Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee (C), flanked by Managing Director and Chief Business Officer of the World Economic Forum Robert Greenhill (L) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of ICICI Bank Chandra Kochhar (R), attends the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi on November 10, 2009. Mukherjee promised the government would reduce the fiscal deficit as it seeks to put the nation's financial house in order. He said the government would cut the deficit to four percent of gross domestic product by 2012, down from an expected 6.8 percent in the current financial year.

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