February 26, 2011 1:31 PM

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'Third World nations interested in receiving poll training from India

Indian Ambasador to the US Meera Shankar says, countries around the world, mostly from the Third World, have shown interest in receiving training from India on conducting elections. She said, Election Commission is setting up an institute which will provide training on conducting polls. She told reporters in Washington that the primary purpose is to train our own staff and people, but a lot of interest is being expressed in this from across the world. The Indian Ambassador said that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in her discussions with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna early this month referred to the possibility of India engaging with Egypt on the issue of conducting democratic elections.

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