“It is a combination of youth and experience,” said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after reshuffling his council of ministers yesterday. The reshuffle saw 17 new faces become ministers. The average age of the 17 new ministers is 52.4 years, with the youngest, Sachin Pilot, having turned 35 in September this year, and the oldest, Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury, turning 75 in early January next year. Also Pilot is the only minister who is less than 40 years of age.