India Intelligence Report
 

   Editorials - June 2006

 
  • Indian Corp Raises USD 17B in Debt
    Indian companies topped all expectations to raise USD 17.13 billion last year in debt and capital market issues including USD 5.21 billion through foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCB).<More>

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  • Three Prisoners Commit Suicide in Guantanomo
    Three inmates at the US prison camp at Guantanomo Bay have reportedly committed suicide using bed sheets and personal clothing under mysterious circumstances that the US calls a "mystical" effort to free their peers.<More>

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  • Diabetes and Fizz Soda
    After introducing a plan to curb smoking in movies, Federal Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss is now asking movie actors and cricketers to stop being brand ambassadors to aerated drinks to curb obesity and diabetes among children.<More>

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  • Indo-US Talks Nuke Coop Talks
    India and the US are to start conversations on developing a bilateral nuclear agreement that could be linked to the civilian nuclear deal that they signed July 2005 and is currently being debated in the US Congress.<More

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  • India Offers Rs.1000 cr Deal to Nepal
    India offer visiting Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala a deal worth Rs. 1000 crores (USD 217 million) that would include a one time grant, waiver of dues for supplied military equipment, reworking of loans, and subsidized fertilizer.<More>

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  • India, Scotland to Boost Ties  
    The success of Cairn Energy in India to qualify to bid for 27 oil fields is increasing expectations of closer business ties between India and Scotland.<More>

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