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The article reports that Buddhists in Bhutan have said that alcoholism in youth has been threatening the stability of their local society. They want young people to look towards traditional spiritualism and austerity in order to stay away from it. Buddhist monk Nawang Choden says that monks and nuns should bring the youth out of the make-merry lifestyle and help them to imbibe the essence of Buddhist heritage in Bhutan, which is the cradle of Buddhist values of austerity and abstention.

Reports on threat to diversification plans of India's ITC Ltd. in wake of its feud with British American Tobacco Co. unit of United Kingdom's B.A.T Industries PLC. Developments in B.A.T's efforts to oust ITC Chairman Krishan Lal Chugh; Details about the dispute; Opinions of analysts on the business battle.

Presents information about agreement deals on projects in India involving US companies, signed in the presence of the US Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary in New Delhi. Details about some of the projects.

Reports on the confidence of India's Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao regarding the country's liberalization program. Rao's views supporting the confidence; Scenario in the country's states after the elections; Rao's views on 1996 national elections.

Reports on recommendations of fund managers regarding India's stocks. Indian business scene; Reasoning of the analysts for their cautiousness on India; Stock market scenario in India; Details of the hurdles for foreign investors.

Reports on the lucrativeness of the Indian market to United States businesses. Advocacy of the economic reforms by the US executives; Factors responsible for India's attractiveness; Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao's assurance to the visiting US businessmen regarding the pace of economic reforms; Information on the bids for various ventures in India.

Reports on pursuit of contracts and business agreements by US firms in India totaling $12 billion. Implications of the deals; List of deals completed on January 17, 1995.

Anticipates the visit of US Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and Defense Secretary William Perry to India scheduled for January 1995. Purpose of the visit; Agenda of discussions.

Reports on plans of AT&T Corp. and India's Aditya V. Birla Group to jointly bid to provide telephone services in India. Details on the issue; Indian businesses of AT&T and its expansion plans.

Reports on India's consent to an agreement for change in its patents rules and textile trade in accordance with the World Trade Organization on January 1, 1995. Details of the same; Background of the issue.

Focuses upon the opinion of Indian businessmen on the effects of the state elections in 1994 on India's economic reforms. Details on the economic-reform program.

Speculates likely appointment of ministers by India's Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and its impact on India's economic reforms program. Debarment of three ministers; Resignation by another; Political atmosphere in the country; Perception about economic reforms.

Discusses the impact of the poll setback in the state assembly elections, on the progress of economic reforms by India's ruling Congress Party. Details of the election results and the reforms program; Optimistic attitude of Finance Minister Manmohan Singh about the future of reforms.

Reports on the increase in roles of Anil Ambani and Mukesh Ambani, sons of Dhirubhai Ambani, in Reliance Industries Ltd. of India. Information on the plans of Reliance; Diversification of the group in different sectors; Reforms at Reliance due to the two Ambani brothers.

Focuses on rush of leading foreign car makers to India after deregulation of its growing economy. Discussion on prospects of Indian car market, its problems, government encouragement to multinational auto companies; Information on several joint ventures of international companies in India.

Comments on the move by Unilever NV to obtain the bulk of the ice-cream market in India. Details of acquisition by Indian subsidiary of Cadbury Schweppes PLC's Indian unit; Implications of Indian consumers desire for frozen desserts; Views of Brooke Bond-Lipton's Kiran Jaitly and Rajendra Gandhi of Vadilal Enterprise Ltd.; Statistics on ice-cream consumption in various countries; Information on Indian ice-cream industry; Impact of the competition on Indian ice-cream makers.