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Dow's Bhopal legacy under scanner [India]
The Cabinet is all set to take a final view on the legal liability of multinational giant Dow Chemicals in the Bhopal gas tragedy. The Trade and Economic Relations Committee (TERC) headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has decided that the issue should be considered by the Cabinet since it is turning out to be a contentious one, hampering economic ties between India and the US...The TERC has directed the department of chemicals and petrochemicals to consult the law ministry and draft a note on the legal liability of Dow…The note would be ready very soon, said an official.