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Arun Jaitley is India's New Finance Minister
27 May 2014, 09:36 AM IST i

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A file photo of Arun Jaitley
Arun Jaitley, the 62-year old confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is India's new finance minister. Mr Jaitley has also been given the additional charge of defence.
The leader of opposition and a powerful BJP voice in the Rajya Sabha for years, Mr Jaitley lost his first Lok Sabha election from Amritsar this year, but that setback has not prevented him from bagging one of the top assignments in the new government.
Mr Jai...
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