[Am-info] World's richest man tries to hold back 'gathering tempest' with 63m gift

[Roy Bixler]

On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 09:34:31AM -0500, Erick Andrews wrote:
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> Mr Gates said he had chosen to give money to India because ...
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> I am truly touched.

BBC has another story on it:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2447285.stm

A snippet:

    Software behemoth Microsoft is to invest $400m (252m) to expand
    its activities and promote technology development in India.

    The announcement comes as Billl Gates, the company's chairman, is
    touring India on a trip mixing business with philanthropy.

    On Monday, he announced that his charity, the Bill and Melinda
    Gates Foundation, was to make a $100m grant to tackle Aids in
    India.

This visit comes shortly after India has announced a government
initiative promoting open source.  I'm sure the timing is only
coincidental.

R.