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Gates in INDIA

These are snips from some online indian newspapers:-

Rediff.com:-

"Microsoft Corporation Chairman Bill Gates announced a $100 million grant to battle HIV/AIDS in India during a press conference in New Delhi on Monday.
Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was the chief guest.
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TimesofINDIA.com:-

"NEW DELHI: US software giant Bill Gates on Monday sought to put control of HIV/AIDS high on the national agenda with his announcement of a $100 million grant, a meeting with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the problem, and an unequivocal statement that the killer disease was rapidly growing into the world's biggest health and economic threat.

Gates, who arrived this morning in New Delhi, said that for his Foundation, control of AIDS was top priority. In an exclusive interview with The Times of India, he said: ``Compared to any other disease, it is only AIDS that will be dramatically worse over the next few years. Other problems don't grow. But AIDS would overwhelm even the medical community,'' said Gates, as he explained how the Bill and Melissa Gates Foundation with an overall endowment of $24 billion was contributing towards various other healthcare needs as well.
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for full read warp2...www.timesofindia.com

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Microsoft to invest Rs 2000 cr in India over 3 yrs

Another snip from timesofindia.com:-

"NEW DELHI: Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Tuesday announced a Rs 2,000 crore investment plan for India over the next three years.

Gates told reporters on the second day of his four-day visit to India that his company would invest $400 million over the next three years in several areas including education, partnerships, innovations, localisation and development centres.

"As we enter the digital decade, the opportunities before us to drive innovations are immense. This presents a unique role for the government of India to create a vibrant knowledge-based economy that encourages innovation and is built on deep partnership with local software organisations, developers and companies like Microsoft," he said.

Earlier in the day, Gates met Information Technology and Communications Minister Pramod Mahajan.
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Go Gates! Woot! Way to share the wealth!

11-13-2002 05:00 AM
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