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October 11, 2013

Preneet Kaur, Indian External Affairs Minister

"I wish women politicians are accepted in their own right"

India had a woman Prime Minister long before the West elected one, but there have been very few women Cabinet ministers to date. Preneet Kaur of the erstwhile royal family of Patiala has been one of the few lady Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. A three-time Congress MP, Kaur who is set to complete five years as MoS tells ET about the role of women in Indian diplomacy, status of women politicians, UPA's foreign policy and relations with Pakistan. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-11/news/42942389_1…

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Author
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury
Publisher
The Economic Times
Publication year
2013

"I wish women politicians are accepted in their own right"

India had a woman Prime Minister long before the West elected one, but there have been very few women Cabinet ministers to date. Preneet Kaur of the erstwhile royal family of Patiala has been one of the few lady Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs. A three-time Congress MP, Kaur who is set to complete five years as MoS tells ET about the role of women in Indian diplomacy, status of women politicians, UPA's foreign policy and relations with Pakistan. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-11/news/42942389_1…

Resource type
Author
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury
Publisher
The Economic Times
Publication year
2013