India national strike: Govt formally approves...

  • 12 years ago
An estimated 50 million Indians - many of them small shopkeepers - have gone on a one-day nationwide strike, according to unions and opposition parties.

The action came as the government formally signed off on sweeping economic reforms.

Plans to permit global retail giants like Wal-Mart and Carrefour to open nationwide stores brought millions of people out for a nationwide strike.

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