Saturday, July 11, 1998
US lifts sanctions on agro products
The US Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to exempt food exports to Pakistan and India from sanctions that was imposed following the nuclear tests by both the countries. The immediate beneficiaries of the bill will be grain farmers in the US, who sell significant quantities of wheat to Pakistan. President Bill Clinton also indicated that he was looking for a further easing of sanction in other areas.
Britain clamps down on Nuke exports and contacts with India
The British government has said that it is "cautious over contacts between British nuclear industry official and Indian and Pakistanis" and that it will "discourage" all contacts between British nuclear scientists and nuclear personnel and Indian and Pakistani scientists. Visits by Indians and Pakistanis to British nuclear facilities are also to be banned.
Sonny Mehta tipped as New Yorker Editor
One of the most storied jobs in the world of journalism may go to an Indian. Sonny Mehta, editor-in-chief of the publishing firm Alfred Knopf is tipped to become editor of the New Yorker. Although there are many contenders for the fabled job, which fell vacant following the resignation on Tuesday of Tina Brown, industry grapevine puts Mehta on top of the list.
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