Sugar-related health risks are blamed on consumers, but they actually stem from a food industry bent on getting the most out of the cheapest ingredients.
Few cities in US have penalised sugar consumption with soft-drink taxes, while some food manufacturers have reformulated products to use less of the stuff.
DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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