Rotterdam- ­ Former world leaders meeting in the Dutch city of Rotterdam this week have urged the leaders of the G20 who will meet in Washington next week, to reform the world's existing financial system.

A statement released on Thursday by the General Assembly of the Club of Madrid said in-depth reform of the global financial architecture" is needed.

New Delhi - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday that India's message to the G20 nations would be that every effort must be made to ensure that the global financial crisis had minimum impact on developing countries.

Singh, who is scheduled to join leaders of the world's top 20 economies to discuss the crisis at a summit in Washington on Saturday, was speaking at a press briefing in the Indian capital after a meeting of a regional group of South and South East Asian nations.

New Delhi, Nov 13 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that G-20 would be urged to protect the developing economies from the effects of global recession.

Emerging economies of the G20 are expected to demand a greater say in global financial decision-making at their summit with industrialised nations after the crisis put major nations on the verge of recession.

New Delhi, Nov 13 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the principal constituent of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Thursday struck an electoral alliance with the regional party of northeastern India Asom Gana Parishad (AGP).

Addressing a news conference in New Delhi today senior leader and the Prime Ministerial candidate of BJP L. K. Advani said that BJP and AGP will put up a united fight against the ruling Congress party in Assam.

Dhabi, 13th Nov. 2008 -- H. H. Dr.