India will seek continuance of the stimulus package that was devised to get the global economy out of the worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh on Friday pitching at the same time strongly against any attempts at protectionism and advocating reforms of the international financial institutions.
Obama, a great admirer of the Prime Minister, is expected to informally meet with Manmohan Singh during the two-day summit on September 24 and 25, authoritative administrative sources told PTI.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton has unveiled a policy initiative, which seeks to incentivise 'insourcing' of jobs within US, while cutting tax benefits to companies shipping employment abroad. The 'insourcing' plan unveiled in Pittsburgh, billed by Hillary's campaign as 'groundbreaking', provides $ 7 billion per year in new tax benefits and investments to help companies create high-paying high-quality jobs in the US and to compete in the global economy.
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Staff on Air India One, the Prime Minister's official aircraft, was reportedly given advance instructions to trim the contents on offer in the official menu.
News is already out that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's delegation has been pruned for his trip to Pittsburgh. The staff on Air India One, the prime minister's official aircraft, were reportedly given advance instructions to trim the contents on offer in the official menu. The staff did not serve expensive biscuits and eliminated caviar, but in a concession to the media accompanying the delegation, served all those on board the choicest of liquor en route to Frankfurt.
India will be pushing for greater capitalisation of the World Bank at the meeting of G20 finance ministers in London next month. The meeting will precede the Pittsburgh meeting of G20 head of states scheduled later in September.
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The United States will host the next G-20 Summit on September 24 and 25 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in which global powers, including India, will participate, the White House announced on Friday.
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Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh spoke to mediapersons about a number of crucial issues after the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. Here is the transcript:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be celebrating his 77 birthday in Geneva Switzerland on way to New Delhi after attending the G-20 summit at Pittsburgh in the United States. He is scheduled to leave in few hours from now.
'An estimated 90 million people in the developing world are likely to be pushed below the poverty line. Lower revenues will also lead to lower levels of expenditure on rural infrastructure, health and education. This will not only hurt future growth, but also delay achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.' Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, September 25.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who will turn 77 on September 26, will celebrate yet another birthday mid-air, on board the Air India One, like he did in 2004.Dr Singh will celebrate his birthday in his special aircraft or at Geneva, the flight's stop- over, while on his way back from the G20 summit in Pittsburgh, United States. Once the G-20 summit gets over, Dr Singh will have a quiet family get-together on the eve of his birthday.
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Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Sunday underwent a routine medical check-up.Informed sources confirmed that such a medical check-up is a must before undertaking a foreign trip. Dr Singh is scheduled to visit Pittsburgh in the United States next week to attend the G-20 Summit hosted by US President Barack Obama. Media Advisor Harish Khare said Dr Singh's health was fine and he was attending to his work as usual.
Obama also said he would urge global powers to do more to 'aggressively reform' the financial system.
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