Guest guest Posted August 22, 2001 Report Share Posted August 22, 2001 Basmati is ours, say India, Pak NEW DELHI: In a rare case of solidarity, India and Pakistan on Wednesday said Basmati, known as queen of rice, belonged to the sub- continent and the two neighbours would not allow it to belong to anyone else. "We feel strongly that Basmati is a product of India and Pakistan and belonged to none else than the sub-continent," visiting Pakistan commerce minister Abdul Razzak Dawood told reporters after an hour- long meeting with his Indian counterpart Murasoli Maran. Agreeing with Dawood, Maran said "as my counterpart has said Basmati is the queen of rice, we will not let it belong to anyone else." "We have not lost the battle and the queen is with us", Maran said apparently referring to US agency giving varietal patent to a Texan company for selling its rice as a superior strain of Basmati. ( PTI ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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