Indian premier leaves on visit to Oman, Qatar
Submitted by William Kaelin on Sat, 11/08/2008 - 22:30.Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday began a three-day
visit to the energy-rich Gulf nations of Oman and Qatar for talks on
investment, trade and energy.

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