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Thursday, April 30, 1998
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A new strategic dialogue
America's permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Bill Richardson, accompanied by Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Karl Inderfurth, undertook a whistle-stop tour of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka this month. Foreign Secretary K. Raghunath left for Washington on April 26 as a quick follow-up.
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Rediscovering agricultural India
After the early seventies when India stopped depending on large scale grain imports, agriculture ceased to be a salon subject. But according to a recent expert report, there are 19 countries in the world where "food" for a salon party even today cannot be purchased from "market supplies" and needs to be procured with special "influence".
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Formula for growth
Some clarity, at last. The Prime Minister did wonders at the annual conference of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). With so many sensible things said, confidence in the government's ability to manage a difficult economic situation is sure to improve.
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Quotas unlimited
From politicians, it may have come as no extraordinary proposition. Coming from an official agency of the stature of the National Commission on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, however, the proposal not only compels notice but calls for a clear rejection before it does any serious damage.
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