Kamal Nath will head delegation to Davos

January 08, 2013 14:32

Prime Minsiter Dr Manmohan Singh has approved Union Minister of Urban Development Kamal Nath to lead the delegation to Davos for the World Economic Forum. But the decision has sent shock waves in political circles.

The buzz is that since FDI in retail was approved by the Parliament -- the leader of the Indian delegation should have been Finance Minister P Chidambaram or Commerce Minister Anand Sharma. On the other hand, Chidambaram is expected to be busy with the 2013 Budget preparations, which means Kamal Nath is a certainty to head the delegation to Davos.

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