Singh said India supports a peaceful solution that would
result in a sovereign, independent, viable and united State of

New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) India's Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee Saturday exuded confidence the economy would soon
break the double-digit growth barrier and said the stimulus

New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) Amid his keenness to impart
"strategic character" to India-Saudi Arabia ties, India's
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday embarked on a visit to

"Our trade and investment linkages have grown though
they remain much below the potential of our two economies and
must be broad-based," Singh said.

The Prime Minister said he believed India and Saudi
Arabia have "much to gain by cooperating with each other in
combating extremism and terrorism".

Investments have been the key growth driver in the past
and will continue to be for at least another 10 years,
Mukherjee said.

Observing that one of the challenges before India was
the increased incidence of heart and blood vessel diseases,
Singh said these ailments affect all social classes, with the

"Terrorism remains the single biggest threat to peace,
stability and to our progress. Global efforts are needed to
defend the values of pluralism, peaceful co-existence and the

New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) India's Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh Saturday said the death of medical personnel in the
Kabul blast defined the risks Indian medical teams have to

New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) In the wake of the terror attack
in Kabul, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday
requested Afghan President Hamid Karzai to ensure full