Sinha to lead delegation to Davos

NEW DELHI, JAN. 24.The Finance Minister, Mr. Yashwant Sinha, will lead a 45-member delegation to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), beginning on Thursday in Davos, Switzerland.

The Indian delegation will include the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Mr. S. M. Krishna, the Finance Secretary, Mr. P.G. Mankad and the CII president, Mr. Rahul Bajaj, among others.

The Prime Minister, Mr. A. B. Vajpayee, was to lead the delegation but decided not to go in the wake of Assembly elections next month.

The delegation would project the economic developments in India and opportunities for building new partnerships in a session on `India: new beginnings on economic reforms', a CII release said. Over 2,000 corporate leaders from all over the world are expected to participate.

- PTI

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