NEW DELHI -- When a mild-mannered, Oxford-educated economist unexpectedly became India's prime minister four years ago, many feared he would be a puppet of his party's top leader. After all, he had never won a direct election and was seen as too academic for the intrigue and intensity of Indian... -
Premier of India Stakes Career on U.S. Nuclear Pact
NEW DELHI -- When a mild-mannered, Oxford-educated economist unexpectedly became India's prime minister four years ago, many feared he would be a puppet of his party's top leader. After all, he had never won a direct election and was seen as too academic for the intrigue and intensity of Indian...-
By Rama Lakshmi