Veteran Indian politician Sushma Swaraj, who most recently served as minister of...
FILE PHOTO: India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj speaks as she and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson attend a media briefing in New Delhi, India, October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
Swaraj, 67, a senior leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party , had opted out of contesting elections earlier this year citing health reasons. A former Supreme Court lawyer, Swaraj was the senior most woman in Modi’s cabinet in his first term, which ended in May.
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