In India, bidi industry's clout trumps health initiatives

By Murali Krishnan and Shantanu Guha Ray

Bidi makers in India adopt Big Tobacco tactics to avoid reforms on smoking and excise taxes

Excerpts from this story referencing "Indian Tobacco Company":

"… eam with cigarette manufacturers, such as the faction led by Kolkata-based Indian Tobacco Company, to lobby against tobacco regulations.Disclosures made by the Ministry of …"