Word: lohia
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...Such dire conditions force millions of people to head to the better public hospitals in India's cities. The Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML) in New Delhi is well maintained, relatively clean and is probably one of the best. Unlike most hospitals, which get their funding from state governments, the RML is financed directly by the central government and caters to the thousands of public servants and senior government officers, including members of Parliament, who are lucky enough to have state-funded medical insurance. But its high standards are also a magnet for sick people for hundreds of miles...
...some items in which the country's manufacturers are internationally competitive, such as bedsheets and towels, could jump. But only one country in South Asia truly relishes the prospect of the new regime. "After China, India will be the biggest beneficiary of the lifting of quotas," says O.P. Lohia, managing director of Indo Rama Synthetics, a New Delhi-based, leading manufacturer of synthetic fibers. India has advantages that many of its neighbors lack: it grows raw materials like cotton, has a giant manufacturing base, and is seen by foreign buyers as a counterweight to China. Chintan Parikh, former chairman...