NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh met with lawmakers of his biggest ally in the federal
coalition government on Tuesday to heal a rift last week over a
fuel price hike, which is seen as crucial to shrink a widening
budget deficit.

Mamata Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress party governs the
eastern state of West Bengal, threatened to pull out of Singh’s
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) last week unless he reversed a
rise in gasoline prices.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began a meeting with Trinamool Congress, the biggest ally in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Tuesday to heal a rift over a fuel price hike last week seen as crucial to shrink a widening budget deficit.

Mamata Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress governs West Bengal, has threatened to pull out of Singh’s UPA last week unless he reversed a rise in petrol prices.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A senior Indian government source accused Pakistan on Friday of backtracking since announcing it had granted its neighbour the trading status of Most Favoured Nation, but Islamabad immediately denied the allegation.

The disagreement exposed potential hurdles in attempts to improve relations between the two traditionally hostile neighbours.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A senior Indian government source accused Pakistan on Friday of backtracking since announcing it had granted its neighbour the trading status of Most Favoured Nation, but Islamabad immediately denied the allegation.

The disagreement exposed potential hurdles in attempts to improve relations between the two traditionally hostile neighbours.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Pakistan has backtracked since announcing earlier this week that it had granted India the status of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) in trade, a senior Indian government source said on Friday.

The MFN status would help normalize trade relations between the two nuclear-armed rivals by ending heavy restrictions on what India is allowed to export across the border. New Delhi granted its neighbor such a status in the mid-nineties.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Pakistan has backtracked since announcing earlier this week that it had granted India the status of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) in trade, a senior Indian government source said on Friday.

The MFN status would help normalise trade relations between the two nuclear-armed rivals by ending heavy restrictions on what India is allowed to export across the border. New Delhi granted its neighbour such a status in the mid-nineties.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Pakistan has backtracked since announcing earlier this week that it had granted India the status of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) in trade, a senior Indian government source said on Friday.

The MFN status would help normalise trade relations between the two nuclear-armed rivals by ending heavy restrictions on what India is allowed to export across the border. New Delhi granted its neighbour such a status in the mid-nineties.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Pakistan has backtracked since announcing earlier this week that it had granted India the status of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) in trade, a senior Indian government source said on Friday.

The MFN status would help normalise trade relations between the two nuclear-armed rivals by ending heavy restrictions on what India is allowed to export across the border. New Delhi granted its neighbour such a status in the mid-nineties.