Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s day in New Delhi, India begins Wednesday just as Americans are counting up their ballots Tuesday night. Sun News Network, of course, is providing live coverage of the U.S. election until the last ballot is counted. Here in New Delhi, we’ll be waiting to see what Harper has to say.
Here, though, is what he said in September: “The United States must get a grip on its fiscal situation. The United States’ fiscal situation is very bad, the trajectory is very bad and regardless of what happens [in the election], in the next few years that trajectory also has to be resolved. And so, I will hope that after the elections are concluded that there will be some focus on that particular issue in the United States.” [Read more]
And while Harper — and the rest of the press travelling with him this week — wait to see what U.S. voters have done, here’s what the PM is up to today in India:
All times India Standard Time:
- 0915 Speech to the World Economic Forum
- 1130 Flies from New Delhi to Chandigarh in Punjab state.
- 1245 Prime Minister Harper meets with the Governor of Punjab
- 1315 Prime Minister Harper travels to Anandpur Sahib, one of the holiest cities for Sikhs
- 1530 Prime Minister Harper tours Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib
- 1630 Prime Minister Harper tours Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex
hello, when is the prime minister going to the philippines? and for how long? any major annoucements on air travel?
thanks!
sam