Meanwhile, Finance Minister P Chidambaram has pledged to cut India's public deficit to 4.6% of the GDP in the next financial year beginning 1 April, from 5.2% in the current financial year.

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India's Home Minister P Chidambaram said the detentions were because protesters had not obeyed police conditions for the demonstration.

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With one eye on the global rating agencies that threatened to downgrade India to junk status, P Chidambaram has ruthlessly slashed expenditure in 2012-13 to contain the fiscal deficit.

BBC: India's budget: A deft balancing act

Finance Minister P Chidambaram has also pledged to cut India's public deficit to 4.6% of the GDP in the next financial year beginning 1 April, from 5.2% in the current financial year.

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In an interview Welch recalls, K.P. was the igniter of the flame for GE coming to India.

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In addition to this, An intellectual discussion on Science and Capacity Building by esteemed Chief Guest Dr. R P Kapoor and Key Note Speaker, Jaiprakash S. Hasrajani from Taaleem India was conducted.

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