Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been chosen as Finance Minister of the Year, Asia by London-based publication Emerging Markets.
In an article the magazine said that Mr Jaitley too deserves some recognition for India's relative economic success over the last 18 months.
The Magazine also said the government must continue the privatisation programme, which it said is presently under strain.
It further said the government must convince the investment community that the sale agenda is intact and that the money can be raised.
Earlier "Emerging Markets" had chosen Pranab Mukherjee as Finance Minister of the Year, Asia' in 2010.
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