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Font size: Agencies London, November 9 (Agencies): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that India will not be able to sustain high fiscal deficit in the long run, but he did not give any timeframe for withdrawing the stimulus measures that inflated the deficit. As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shared with industry leaders in New Delhi on Sunday, his government’s intent to wind down stimulus measures next year, Mukherjee told reporters in St.Andrews, Scotland, that he had already told Parliament high fiscal deficit was not sustainable in the long run. India’s fiscal deficit is projected to be 6.8 percent of GDP this fiscal, consequent ... Read Full Story

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said he does not visualise the border dispute between India and China flaring up into a conflict. If anything, trade between the two countries is “expanding very fast” and development work on the Indian side of the border was “catching up” with the Chinese, he said Sunday. “I do not visualise any conflict on the border dispute between India and China. We have an institutional arrangement. Though there are divergences of views but, in the form of the special representatives of the prime ministers of both countries, they meet regularly - up to now more than a dozen meetings ... Read Full Story

India news Yum 41 minutes ago ( http://us.rd.yahoo.com ) View profile Category : Business/Stocks The BSE benchmark index Sensex gained over 100 points in opening trade on Monday, continuing its winning streak for the fourth day, on buying by funds and retail investors after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said his government would pursue reforms to feed economic growth. Tell a friend   Bury Read Full Story

India news iPodGod 3 hours ago ( http://us.rd.yahoo.com ) View profile Category : Health Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said the measures taken by his government helped India brave the financial crisis better than most countries, but it may 'wind down' by next year the fiscal stimulus that was launched last December. Tell a friend   Bury Read Full Story

Manmohan projects healthy growth rate In an optimistic start to the India economic summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh predicted that next financial year will see India growing at a healthy over seven percent.From:newsxliveViews:6 0ratingsTime:02:11More inNews & Politics Read Full Story