India for continuance of stimulus package, reform of int inst

V S Chandrasekar

Pittsburgh, Sep 24 (PTI) India will seek continuance
of the stimulus package that was devised to get the global
economy out of the worst crisis since the Great Depression of
the 1930s at the G-20 Summit here on Friday pitching at the
same time strongly against any attempts at protectionism and
advocating reforms of the international financial
institutions.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who leads the Indian
delegation at the summit being hosted by President Barack
Obama, will voice developing countries views that the advanced
countries should return to the trend growth and stabilisation
of the banking and financial sectors as it affected exports,
capital flows and investment of the emerging economies.

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh
Ahluwalia, who is India's sherpa, National Security Adviser M
K Narayanan, Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla are among the
members of the Indian delegation which attending the summit
that which will be attended by world leaders including British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel,
French President Sarkozy among others. The summit represents
90 per cent of the world's GDP, 80 per cent of the world trade
and two-thirds of humanity. (MORE) PTI