Manmohan Singh

Buss-up-shut, a type of paratha, along with other local curries washed down with coconut water will be on the menu of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he arrives in this Trinidad and Tobago capital for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) Nov 27-29. Orvin Sanes, director of food and beverage at the downtown Crowne Plaza, said that local talent would be on show to prepare Manmohan Singh's menu. Sanes said:  

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that India attaches high priority to its relations with the USA. In his departure statement, Dr. Singh said, "Our bilateral agenda covers almost all areas of human endeavour. The United States is our largest trading partner in goods and services, and we have deep economic ties. ...  

NEW DELHI, NOV. 21, (BNA) INDIAN PRIME MINISTER MANMOHAN SINGH WILL PAY AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE USA TOMORROW, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND SINCE BARACK OBAMA'S INAUGURATION LAST JANUARY.  

Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao told reporters on Friday that India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President Barack Obama meet next week is aimed at strengthening ties between the two nations. Rao added that the nuclear fuel reprocessing rights for India would also be a top issue at the meeting.  

There's nothing democratic about a state dinner, no way to throw open the doors and turn the guest list into a Facebook free-for-all. (Although one wonders, in this age of share-every-detail-as-fast-as-humanly-possible, will there be Twittering between the courses?) A state dinner dazzles -- at least in theory, if not in fact -- because of its exclusivity, its location and its relative rarity.  

The first substantive bilateral engagement between the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the US President, Mr Barack Obama, on November 24 here is expected to set forth the framework of how the Indo-US relationship would develop in the n ext few years. Meeting in the backdrop of Mr Obama's visit to China, where Indo-Pak ties found its way into the Sino-US joint statement much to the anguish of New Delhi, it would also be an opportunity for the two leaders to set forth their vision of relationship an  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left here today on a week-long visit to the US and Trinidad and Tobago for talks with the US leadership in Washington and attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM) at Port of Spain. The Prime Minister, who will arrive in Washington tomorrow will have a stopover tonight in Geneva. He will be in Washington from November 22-26 and attend CHOGM from November 27-29.  

Coinciding with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's state visit to Washington, a high-level business delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is in the US to push economic ties between the two countries. The delegation has drawn up a multi-city itinerary till Nov 23, which includes Houston, Detroit, Chicago and Washington, to explore export, investment and collaboration opportunities between the two sides. 'As India is becoming an economically strong regional and global player, companies a  

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who begins his four-day US visit tomorrow, would not stay at the historic Blair House, the designated guest house of the US President where all his state guests are traditionally known to have stayed. Instead, Singh would be staying at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel, located three blocks away from the White House. The decision has been taken at the request of India, those familiar with the move said.