16 Indians among World's '500 Powerful People'

Sonia Gandhi:
Indian National Congress party president is one of the world’s most powerful people too. Gandhi was also recently named India's most popular woman.

"Is it possible to identify the 500 most powerful individuals on the planet -- one in 14 million? That's what we tried to do with the inaugural FP Power Map, our inventory of the people who control the commanding heights of the industries that run the world, from politics to high finance, media to energy, warfare to religion," the Foreign Policy magazine said.

A.K. Antony Defense Minister:
Defense Minister of India, A.K. Antony also made it to the list. Antony has previously served as the Chief Minister of Kerala and presently also serves as the chairman of the Disciplinary Action Committee of the All India Congress Committee and member of the Central Election Committee and the Congress Working Committee (CWC). He was also ranked among top 10 Most Powerful Indians last year by the Indian Express. 

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