Mamata Banerjee
Hilary Clinton clashes with Indian government trouble-maker
Hilary Clinton has just had first-hand experience of the problems that the Indian government regularly faces with its unpredictably irascible – and it now appears maybe untruthful – coalition partner, Mamata Banerjee.
By John Elliott | The Foreign Desk | Tuesday, 8 May 2012 at 12:30 pm
West Bengal expects a Communist rout this week
KOLKATA: A small rural village some 130 kms from here, was yesterday a focal point for journalists covering the final stage of regional assembly elections that are expected later this week to end 34 years of often-brutal rule by the Communist-led Left Front government in the state of West Bengal.
Four months ago, armed cadres (activists) from [...]
By John Elliott | The Foreign Desk | Monday, 9 May 2011 at 4:03 pm
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