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An Indian soldier aims his rifle outside the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, 29 November
A court in Pakistan charges seven people over last year's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai which killed more than 170.

US President Barack Obama hails India as "indispensable" as he holds talks with PM Manmohan Singh at the White House.

Indian President Pratibha Patil, 74, flies in a Sukhoi fighter jet, becoming the country's first woman to fly in a combat plane.

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