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Gandhi Moves to Back Economic Overhauls

Sonia Gandhi, India's most powerful politician and head of the ruling Congress party, has for years kept the brakes on economic overhauls, fearing they could hurt the country's poor.

Now, Ms. Gandhi, who holds no government office but plays a deciding role in policy formulation, appears to have shifted position toward backing measures that many say are needed to help reverse India's economic slide.

Over the weekend, Ms. Gandhi...

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