Sonia, Nooyi among 100 most powerful women in the world

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Chief Executive-designate of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank's Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, are on Forbes magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world.

Gandhi occupies the 13th position on the list while India-born Nooyi finds herself as the fourth most powerful woman. Joint Chairpersons of ICICI Bank Gupte and Morparia are on the 93rd position while Vidya Chhabria, Chairperson of Jumbo Group, Dubai, is at the 95th spot.

Topping the list is Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel followed by American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the second position.

Gandhi, says the magazine, "is widely revered, especially among the country's poor million and heads the 'left-leaning' party where she acts as opposition leader to pro-business Prime Minister Manmohan Singh." "Gandhi frequently expresses concern that India's astounding economic growth is leaving the poor behind and that her country is not doing enough to help its farmers," the citation adds.

The magazine stresses that Gandhi heads the most powerful political party and has travelled far since she tentatively entered India's maelstrom in 1990s. "She won the general election in May 2004 but then took a pass on the prime minister's job, giving it to Singh," it notes.

Though critics used the move to call into question her power, "Gandhi is still widely revered especially among the country's poor millions," it adds.

Article Source: http://www.share.citynewslive.com

Please Rate this Article

5 out of 54 out of 53 out of 52 out of 51 out of 5 

Not yet Rated