A leading Indian politician was forced to duck a shoe flung at him during a press conference in New Delhi today in a virtual repeat of President George Bush’s Iraqi incident.

India’s home minister said Pakistan could become a failed state and raised doubts about who was in control of the nuclear-armed country, a news report said today.

India’s top law minister announced a massive overhaul of the country’s security and intelligence agencies today, in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.

INDIA acknowledged the Mumbai attacks had uncovered security lapses but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday evidence showed the strike originated on a neighbour’s soil, a clear reference to Pakistan.

India’s top security official resigned today as the government struggled under growing accusations of security failures following terror attacks that killed 174 people.

A surprise last-minute cut in US interest rates failed to steady the world’s stock markets today in the face of growing gloom over a possible economic recession.

British Chancellor Gordon Brown said today that he was pleased with the reforms in India’s economy that allow for greater foreign involvement and could benefit British companies.

IMF chief Rodrigo de Rato today welcomed the passage of reforms giving a bigger voice to four emerging economies, but warned that members face daunting challenges in keeping global growth on track.