...Delhi: Prescribing caution in wake of the global economic downturn, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi made it clear that that liberalisation must be pursued but should be done with caution and not at the cost of social justice. To the surprise of all present...
...ahead at the Leadership Summit," Congress media department chief M Veerappa Moily told reporters here. Moily followed Sonia Gandhi in recalling the contribution of former PM Indira Gandhi in nationalising the banks. "But for the decision taken by...
... Posted: Nov 21, 2008 at 1230 hrs IST New Delhi, November 21: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday cautioned that it was 'too early' to say that the global economic crisis had been contained but expressed confidence that the...
...net under them. We must provide them with the basic security they deserve. New Delhi, Nov 21 : Congress party president Sonia Gandhi expressed concern here Friday that the current global economic upheaval could grievously affect the most vulnerable...
Background
Sonia Gandhi (Hindi: सोनिया गांधी, IPA: [soːnɪjaː gaːndʰiː]), born Edvige Antonia Albina Maino on 9 December 1946, is an Indian politician, the President of the Indian National Congress and the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi. She is the Chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance in the Lok Sabha, and the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party. She was named the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in the year 2004 and currently ranks 6th . She was also named among the Time 100 most influential people in the world for the years 2007 and 2008 . She was returned to Parliament by a margin of over 400,000 votes in the by-election for Rae Bareilly after the office of profit controversy.
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