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Chairperson of India’s UPA government Sonia Gandhi (C) is watched by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit (R) as she releases a stamp during an inauguration ceremony for the recently completed Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on July 3, 2010. India inaugurated a multi-billion-dollar airport terminal in New Delhi — a shiny glass-and-steel symbol of the country’s aspirations as an emerging global power. The state-of-the-art hub, which cost nearly three billion dollars and can handle 34 million passengers a year, was showcased at a special ceremony by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ahead of its mid-July public opening. The airport which can handle 34 million passengers a year was built in a record 37 months when similar projects abroad have taken more than 60 months, officials said. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)
