On May 1, 11:46=A0am, "GeekBoy" <geek@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> New Delhi: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has kicked up a
> controversy with her comment that the "growing Indian and Chinese
appetite=
> is contributing to the global food crisis".
>
> Left parties are calling the remark atrocious and the Indian Government
sa=
ys
> it's a wrong *****sment.
>
> According to Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Montek Singh
Alhuwalia, =
"I
> don't agree that there is a global food crisis because of India and
China.=
> There is an increase in food production too in both the countries."
>
> "The increase in production and use of biofuels might be the cause why
> cultivable area is limited," he added.
>
> Meanwhile, CPM leader, Sitaram Yechury said, "It appears that the US
would=
> be more comfortable with higher level of hunger in developing countries.
> Price rise is taking place because of speculation and not consumption."
>
> http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rice-blames-india-for-global-food-crisis/...
Or, apparently, fewer Indians and Chinese. Yikes. Open mouth, insert
foot.
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