How is Fidel Castros health?
There were pictures of him taking a walk with his close friend, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. He is recovering well. When Fidel met with Manmohan [Singh] last September he was quite thin. He has recovered his weight now. He has gained 40 pounds [about 18 kilos] since he met the Indian Prime Minister. He has started taking regular long walks and exercise as per medical advice so that he can make a complete recovery. Fidel and Gabbo [Marquez] walk and talk regularly. Fidel Castro’s recent article on the ethics of producing bio-fuels for the market of the North was widely appreciated in India. The Hindu reproduced the article. We are very much concerned about the idea of the South growing food to produce bio-fuel for the North. Corn and other grains, which could alleviate the hunger of 1.7 billion people of the South, would be used for this purpose. To set aside land for the production of bio-fuels to satisfy the needs of gas-guzzling countries is a danger to the planet and its environment. It
