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Bill Gates, Indian Philanthropists and the New Diplomacy
It was tasty but next time more chutney, please
Mahanth S. Joishy, Editor-in-Chief
The Avengers are not the only action heroes around. Bill Gates, Ratan Tata, Azim Premji, and other philanthropists are participating in a top-secret conclave in Bangalore today to discuss the best ways to harness their private wealth for charitable development work. The meeting was set up at the initiative of Indian billionaire Premji for a change, marking an unmistakable shift from the way things used to be (see article attached below which I wrote in May 2011).
