Saturday, May 10, 2008
India behind food prices-Bush?
Food crisis remark was not meant to hurt: US to India
Saturday, May 10, 2008 (Washington)
Press Trust of India
United States has asked India to take the comments made by President George W Bush and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice that calorie intake of Indians is contributing to higher food prices, in a positive manner.
''I've seen the press reports about this particular reaction. And certainly nobody in the US is trying to single out government or is expressing the sentiment that it is not a good thing that there's greater calorie intake among more people around the world than ever before. That is a positive thing,'' McCormack said in his briefing
''I've seen the press reports about this particular reaction. And certainly nobody in the US is trying to single out government or is expressing the sentiment that it is not a good thing that there's greater calorie intake among more people around the world than ever before. That is a positive thing,'' McCormack said in his briefing
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