Date: 9/1/2005
Kabul launch pad for Rahul Gandhi/// RAJAT PANDIT/// TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2005 10:00:32 PM ]/// Citibank NRI Offer /// KABUL: Rahul Gandhi is, for all intents and purposes, being groomed for high office. /// At 36, being a mere MP will just not do for this heir apparent of the Nehru-Gandhi family. His father Rajiv Gandhi, after all, became the country's Prime Minister when he was just 41. /// With Priyankya still to debut in electoral politics, it's just the right time for Rahul to get some "international exposure" in preparation for assuming "greater responsibilities" in life. /// And exposure to diplomacy in India's extended neighbourhood, it certainly was. All throughout the two-day visit to Afghanistan, Rahul was right there next to PM Manmohan Singh and external affairs minister Natwar Singh during all official engagements. /// Clad in natty beige and grey suits, Rahul participated in all delegation-level meetings. "He was quiet but very attentive, soaking in the atmosphere," said an official. /// Rahul, who entered the portals of Parliament for the first time just last year from Amethi, himself ducked inquisitive mediapersons right through the trip, with the ever-ready SPG poised to yank him away if the threat loomed large. /// But the young MP, staying at the ... /// Continued...Next >> Related Stories
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