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Friday, August 31, 2007

The Basmati Debacle

A strong public movement is needed to fight international bio-pirates

Recently the issue of Basmati Rice Patent dominated the debate in the Parliament as well as in the newspapers. Several articles including editorials appeared in prominent newspapers telling us a story with different, even contradictory versions. Some patted the Government for the victory on Basmati Patent, others however condemned and marked it as a defeat.

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