Mr. Singh, who has a reputation as a brilliant technocrat rather than a savvy politician, has been the trusted choice of Congress Party matriarch Sonia Gandhi.

• 辛格总理的健康状况引起了政治关注。他的国大党领导的联合政府管理着这个世界上人口最多的民主国家，印度将在5个月之内举行选举。