Mr Singh has liberal views on trade, and his cabinet shuffle notably got rid of the commerce minister, who was widely blamed for scuppering trade talks under the Doha round in Geneva last July.

• 辛格在贸易上观点开明。而且，因去年六月破坏日内瓦多哈谈判而广受批评的商务部长，这次被排除在了阁员之外。