Indian PM's 'straight talk' hailed
- Published: 22 Sep 2012 at 13.48
- Online news: Asia
Indian Premier Manmohan Singh won media praise Saturday for his "straight talk" to voters after he made a televised bid for public support for a slew of economic reforms that cost his government its majority.
"At times, we need to say no to the easy option and say yes to the more difficult one," PM Manmohan Singh told the Indian public in a televised address on Friday night.
In the past 10 days the Congress-led government has announced a string of reforms to open up the retail, aviation and other sectors to more foreign investment and cut deficit-bloating subsidies, prompting protests and the exit of a key coalition ally.
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