<p>Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Thursday that hew as being treated for "kidney-related problems" and that he was working from a "controlled environment at home".&nbsp</p>

<p>"I am being treated for kidney related problems & certain infections that I have contracted. I am therefore currently working from controlled environment at home," he tweeted.&nbsp</p>

<p>"The future course of my treatment would be determined by the doctors treating me," he added.&nbsp</p>

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<p>Government officials said Thursday that Jaitley had <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/finance-minister-arun-jaitley-unwell-cancels-foreign-travel-128454?first_load=no">cancelled</a> a visit to London next week for annual economic talks.</p>

<p>Jaitley, 65, was due to meet Britain's finance minister Philip Hammond at the India-UK economic dialogue and deliver a talk on "Looking Ahead to 2022: India's Global Vision" at Chatham House, a policy think tank.</p>

<p>The organisers of the talk said the programme had been cancelled, without giving a reason.</p>

<p>"He will not visit London next week as he is not keeping well," one of the Indian officials said.</p>

<p>Jaitley skipped a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries in Argentina last month. He told Reuters at the time he was not in a position to take a long flight.</p>

<p>In 2014 he had a gastric bypass operation to keep his diabetes in check.&nbsp</p>

<p>Jaitley went to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences for tests related to a kidney ailment, officials at the Finance Ministry and at the medical facility said.</p>

<p>A medical report is due on Friday, one of the Finance Ministry officials said. They declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter and the Finance Ministry did not make any formal comment on the minister's health.&nbsp</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from Reuters)</em><br />
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'The future course of my treatment would be determined by the doctors treating me,' he added

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Thursday that hew as being treated for "kidney-related problems" and that he was working from a "controlled environment at home". "I am being treated for kidney related problems & certain infections that I have contracted. I am therefore currently working from controlled environment at home," he tweeted. "The future course of my treatment would be determined by the doctors treating me," he added. I am being treated for kidney related problems & certain infections that I have contracted. I am therefore currently working from controlled environment at home. The future course of my treatment would be determined by the doctors treating me. — Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) April 5, 2018 × Government officials said Thursday that Jaitley had cancelled a visit to London next week for annual economic talks. Jaitley, 65, was due to meet Britain's finance minister Philip Hammond at the India-UK economic dialogue and deliver a talk on "Looking Ahead to 2022: India's Global Vision" at Chatham House, a policy think tank. The organisers of the talk said the programme had been cancelled, without giving a reason. "He will not visit London next week as he is not keeping well," one of the Indian officials said. Jaitley skipped a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 countries in Argentina last month. He told Reuters at the time he was not in a position to take a long flight. In 2014 he had a gastric bypass operation to keep his diabetes in check. Jaitley went to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences for tests related to a kidney ailment, officials at the Finance Ministry and at the medical facility said. A medical report is due on Friday, one of the Finance Ministry officials said. They declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter and the Finance Ministry did not make any formal comment on the minister's health. (With inputs from Reuters)

Being treated for kidney-related problems, working from controlled environment at home: Arun Jaitley

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Being treated for kidney-related problems, working from controlled environment at home: Arun Jaitley