On November 18th, the prime minister, Inder Gujral, said he believed 7% growth was feasible.

ECONOMIST: India

Insiders say the two talked about Sharif's insistence that further meetings build on what he had already achieved with Vajpayee's predecessor as prime minister, Inder Kumar Gujral.

CNN: A FAILURE AT THE TOP

Inder Kumar Gujral, is an urbane, upright and self-assured politician.

CNN: Gujral Walks a Tightrope

But his arrogance has now plunged India into yet another political crisis that threatens to unravel the country's fragile, three-month-old coalition government headed by Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral.

CNN: On the Edge Again

In the latest attack on those involved in Mumbai's film industry , India's rags-to-riches music baron, 41-year-old Gulshan Kumar, was shot dead outside a temple, prompting the prime minister, Inder Gujral, to praise his contribution to the film-music business.

ECONOMIST: Exporting trouble

Deve Gowda to Inder Kumar Gujral.

CNN: Hunting Corporate Gems

On a worldwide trip in December, Alwaleed's itinerary included a chat with Japanese real estate mogul Minoru Mori in Tokyo, a visit to Daewoo Chairman Kim Woo-Choong in Seoul, a lunch with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad in Kuala Lumpur and tea with the then prime minister of India, Inder Kumar Gujral, in New Delhi.

FORBES: The optimist