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At the helm: Nirmala Sitharaman big test on this side of the border

The country's first full time woman defence minister may be a late entrant in politics, but has ably stepped up to all challenges.

NIRMALA SITHARAMAN, 58

Few politicians have seen as astounding a rise to national prominence as defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman. A late entrant to politics, she joined the BJP a mere decade ago, becoming

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