ప్రణబ్ ముఖర్జీ: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

 

=== రక్షణ మంత్రి ===

Dr. Manmohan Singh appointed Mukherjee as the [[Minister of Defence (India)|Minister of Defence]] of India when the Congress came to power in 2004. Mukherjee held the post until 2006. He expanded co-operation with the United States during his tenure. ''[[The Times of India]]'' reported on the [[Wikileaks cables]] release and noted how " [[United States]] is full of praise for the "uniformed leadership" of [[Indian armed forces]], especially [[Indian navy|Navy]], as well as ministers like Mukherjee." Mukherjee in June 2005 had inked the 10-year Indo-US Defence Framework deal.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-06/india/30118195_1_logistics-support-agreement-communication-interoperability-geo-spatial-cooperation|title=US preferred Pranab Mukherjee over AK Antony as defence minister|date=6 September 2011|work=Times of India|accessdate=12 July 2012}}</ref>

 

 

=== విదేశీ వ్యవహారాల మంత్రి ===

Mukherjee was appointed the External Affairs Minister of India in 1995. Under his leadership, India was made "Full Dialogue Partner" of [[ASEAN]] as part of the [[Look East policy (India)|Look East foreign policy]] initiated by Narasimha Rao. Mukherjee left the position in 1996.