This photograph provided by Indian Ministry of External Affairs shows Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, shaking hands with Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, right, as Sri Lankan Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, center, looks on in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan.27, 2009. Mukherjee rushed to Sri Lanka on Tuesday night and held emergency meetings with top officials, including Rajapaksa. AP Photo logo AP Photo 10 months ago

This photograph provided by Indian Ministry of External Affairs shows Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, shaking hands with Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, right, as Sri Lankan Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe, center, looks on in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan.27, 2009. Mukherjee rushed to Sri Lanka on Tuesday night and held emergency meetings with top officials, including Rajapaksa.

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  1. World Bank President Robert B Zoellick arrives for a meeting with Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Mukherjee conveyed his appreciation to the World Bank for their increased lending in the wake of financial crisis, according to a press release.

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  1. World Bank President Robert B Zoellick arrives for a meeting with Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Mukherjee conveyed his appreciation to the World Bank for their increased lending in the wake of financial crisis, according to a press release.
  2. Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, right, gestures as World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick looks on before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Mukherjee conveyed his appreciation to the World Bank for their increased lending in the wake of financial crisis, according to a press release.
  3. Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, right, shakes hands with World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick before a meeting in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Mukherjee conveyed his appreciation to the World Bank for their increased lending in the wake of financial crisis, according to a press release.
  4. World Bank President Robert Zoellick (L) shakes hands with India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee before a meeting in New Delhi December 2, 2009. The World Bank has committed to increase its lending to India to about $7 billion this year from an average $2.3 billion in the previous four years, the finance ministry said in a statement.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Displaced Tamil civilians watch, as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (not seen) arrives at the Manik Farm refugee camp, on the outskirts of the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya, December 9, 2009. Most Sri Lankan refugees resettled from large military-run camps since the end of a 25-year civil war in May are still in transit facilities while de-mining work is finished, the government said on Friday. Human Rights and Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said 70 percent of the more than 280,000 refugees who fled the end of the war against the Tamil Tigers had been relocated from the main camps.
  8. Displaced Tamil civilians watch, as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (not seen) arrives at the Manik Farm refugee camp, on the outskirts of the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya, December 9, 2009. Most Sri Lankan refugees resettled from large military-run camps since the end of a 25-year civil war in May are still in transit facilities while de-mining work is finished, the government said on Friday. Human Rights and Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said 70 percent of the more than 280,000 refugees who fled the end of the war against the Tamil Tigers had been relocated from the main camps.
  9. Displaced Tamil civilians watch, as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (not seen) arrives at the Manik Farm refugee camp, on the outskirts of the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya, December 9, 2009. Most Sri Lankan refugees resettled from large military-run camps since the end of a 25-year civil war in May are still in transit facilities while de-mining work is finished, the government said on Friday. Human Rights and Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said 70 percent of the more than 280,000 refugees who fled the end of the war against the Tamil Tigers had been relocated from the main camps.
  10. Displaced Tamil civilians watch, as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (not seen) arrives at the Manik Farm refugee camp, on the outskirts of the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya, December 9, 2009. Most Sri Lankan refugees resettled from large military-run camps since the end of a 25-year civil war in May are still in transit facilities while de-mining work is finished, the government said on Friday. Human Rights and Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said 70 percent of the more than 280,000 refugees who fled the end of the war against the Tamil Tigers had been relocated from the main camps.
  11. Displaced Tamil civilians watch, as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (not seen) arrives at the Manik Farm refugee camp, on the outskirts of the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya, December 9, 2009. Most Sri Lankan refugees resettled from large military-run camps since the end of a 25-year civil war in May are still in transit facilities while de-mining work is finished, the government said on Friday. Human Rights and Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said 70 percent of the more than 280,000 refugees who fled the end of the war against the Tamil Tigers had been relocated from the main camps.
  12. Displaced Tamil civilians watch, as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (not seen) arrives at the Manik Farm refugee camp, on the outskirts of the northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya, December 9, 2009. Most Sri Lankan refugees resettled from large military-run camps since the end of a 25-year civil war in May are still in transit facilities while de-mining work is finished, the government said on Friday. Human Rights and Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said 70 percent of the more than 280,000 refugees who fled the end of the war against the Tamil Tigers had been relocated from the main camps.
  13. Visiting Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Minh Triet (R) walk toward the podium during a welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on October 22, 2009. Rajapaksa began a three-day state visit to Hanoi aimed at boosting bilateral ties.
  14. Visiting Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Minh Triet walk down from a podium to review an honour guard during the official welcoming ceremony held at the presidential palace in Hanoi on October 22, 2009. Rajapaksa began a three-day state visit to Hanoi aimed at boosting bilateral ties.
  15. Visiting Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa (R) and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Minh Triet (L) review an honour guard during the official welcoming ceremony held at the presidential palace in Hanoi on October 22, 2009. Rajapaksa began a three-day state visit to Hanoi aimed at boosting bilateral ties.
  16. Visiting Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa (R) and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Minh Triet (L) review an honour guard during the official welcoming ceremony held at the presidential palace in Hanoi on October 22, 2009. Rajapaksa began a three-day state visit to Hanoi aimed at boosting bilateral ties.

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