organisations alone should be the prime contractors in the development of these and related industries; This recommendation was endorsed by the government. Only in the case of petrochemicals, some...
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Delhi's Chemical Monster Ashish Kothari A MASSIVE gas leak took place in Den!' on the morning of December 4,1985. Several hundred, perhaps several thousand of people were injured by the leak, three...
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it is in Karnataka or Gujarat there is no comparison between the assistance provided to these states and Andhra. This is where the States are at the mercy of the Centre. The Congress(I) government...
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case to political strategic perceptions that are guiding the policies of the Defence Ministry. It sets out a wider approach than a strictly professional-military one. Some striking postulates...
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