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   News Analysis - August 14, 2006

 

  • Palm Oil Duty Cut
    Citing desire to control prices of palm oil, the Federal Government announced that it will cut customs duty on both crude and refined palms oil and plamolein by 10% to 70% that is estimated to cost the nation Rs. 650 crore (USD 141 million). <More>

  • China Trade Surplus Dismays Many
    Despite measures to arrest exports, trade outflows from China once again exceeded expectations at 40.6% above the previous month and net USD 14.6 billion with exports up 22.6% or USD 80.3 billion and imports up 19.7% at USD 65.7 billion.     <More>

  • The Hindu’s Dubious Survey Analysis
    Left-leaning national and well-respected newspaper The Hindu, published a survey it conducted on national perception of Government performance with dubious analysis slanted to favor Sonia Gandhi and anti-National Democratic Alliance (NDA).     <More>

  • Whale Deaths in Ramanathapuram
    The Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park (GMMNP) has reported 10 whales washed ashore in the last 7 ½ months between Mandapam and Pamban compared to 95 whales washed ashore from 1841 to 1995 and wants an expert panel to study this phenomenon.<More>

  • Kerala Ban Cola Production, Industry Cries Foul
    Following reports from a prominent Non-Government Organizations on high pesticide residue in commercially available colas, the State Governments of Kerala banned the production of aerated colas by Pepsico and Coca Cola.<More>

  • Major Terrorism Attack over Atlantic Averted
    British counter-intelligence seem to have averted a major terrorism attack attempt on as many as 10 civil aircraft using common over-the-counter chemicals used by most people that officials say would have been worse than September 11 twin tower bombing.     <More>

  • Pak Navy’s “Offensive punch”
    Claiming to not have “offensive designs,” Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf  revealed plans that his country was following a strategy of “offensive defensive deterrence” and strengthening its armed forces. <More>

  • India, Bangla Border Clashes Continue
    Indo-Bangla border tensions escalated with heavy mortar attacks from the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) to cover mass troop movement along Assam killing 2 women and retaliatory fire from Border Security Force (BSF) resulted in the death of 5 BDR soldiers.  <More>

  • Pressured Iran Threatens NPT Withdrawal
    In an interview to national English newspaper The Hindu, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asserted that he still believes in dialogue but did not like the continued pressure and insistence on taking away the rights that his country has.     <More>

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