Kelkar tells ADB not to alter loan commitments mid-way
India warned the Asian Development Bank that its role would be greviously impaired if the size and timeliness of its agreed assistance was perceived to be subject to alterations in mid-course on account of non-economic considerations.

Washington to haul Delhi to WTO over auto policy
United States on Saturday said it would haul India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over New Delhi's auto policy.

Exports recover ground in March, post cumulative growth of 3.7%
Exports have finally started looking up with the month of March registering a growth rate of 10.07% and thus pushing up the cumulative export growth figure for the fiscal 1998-99 to 3.7% as against 2.6% recorded in the previous financial year.

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