The Foreign Minister’s chair slipped on the oil slick and Natwar Singh’s proximity to the Gandhi family couldn’t save him.
A senior official of the Indian Defense Auditing Services, who had been on deputation to the United Nations, was arrested for allegedly steering $50 million worth of UN contracts to Indian firms in return for valuable real estate in Manhattan. Sanjay Bahel had been suspended in August on charges that he bent rules to favour some Indian consultants.
29-10-2006
With Sonia distancing herself from Natwar, the suspended Congress leader is beginning to train his guns on her.
15-09-2006
Oil-for-Food scam accused catches friend Andaleeb and his lawyer in tape, alleges he is being framed.
07-09-2006
An IFS officer told ED Natwar called him in Baghdad to say the Indian Mission was discriminating against Andaleeb.
05-09-2006
Jagat Singh, indicted in the Oil-for-Food scam, has been expelled from Congress for indiscipline and misconduct.
22-08-2006
Govt says Natwar Singh and his son were the only members of the Congress involved in Iraq's oil-for-food contracts.
22-08-2006
CPI on Tuesday demanded that the suspended Congress leader be stripped of his Parliamentary membership.
22-08-2006
Natwar Singh strikes a defiant note, asks disciplinary committee to refer his expulsion issue to Sonia Gandhi.
20-08-2006
Natwar Singh says he would soon write a book to reveal why the Indian government acted on the Volcker report.
18-08-2006
Former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh's son Jagat Singh has been suspended from the Congress party.
10-08-2006
The Government ruled out a probe into the leakage of the Pathak report, saying there was no breach of privilege.
10-08-2006
After a verbal attack on the PM, Natwar Singh reportedly tried to make amends by seeking an appointment with him.
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