WITH ITS long, angular body, supple spine and cleat-like claws, the cheetah can chase down a car, speeding at over 115 km an hour. But its specialised aerodynamics are also precipitating its

With commerce minister Pranah Mukherjee and commerce secretary A V Ganeshan both indicating the government was veering around to the pro-Dunkel point of view, its opponents have become worried.

A country where millions have died of starvation can now hope to achieve self sufficiency in food, with the UN predicting record harvests of pulses and cereals.

Mahendra singh Tikait, Bharatiya Kisan Union

M D Nanjundaswamy, president, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha.

Sharad Joshi, Shetkari Sanghatana

Bhupinder Singh Mann, MP,ABharatiya Kisan Union

• Plant varieties to be brought within the purview of patents. This provision will be reviewed four years after the agreement comes into force. • Countries to provide

The government says there are opportunities to improve the Dunkel packager but not all are convinced that it is trying hard enough. Environmentalists and farmers fear the country may wind up having to accept a fait accompli.

Indian government"s concerns with theDunkel draft Commerce ministry"s comments: What the critics say: If the facility for process palents,

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