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Sonia Gandhi's Bid for Political Security

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Aug 29, 2013
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Politicians in India usually give away bangles, saris, electrical goods and even laptops at election time in order to woo voters. Sonia Gandhi has raised the bar this week with a US$20 billion-plus handout that has taken several percentage points off the value of the rupee and the stock market and demolished successful efforts last Friday by Palaniappan…

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