ien ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Food ▁Program me . ▁Then ▁prime ▁minister ▁Nar as im ha ▁R ao ▁sought ▁his ▁help ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁da iry ▁co oper ative ▁of ▁neighbour ing ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁which ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁N D DB , ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁in ▁a ▁collaboration ▁with ▁them . ▁ ▁Domin ating ▁the ▁mark ets ▁and ▁after math ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁he ▁lo bb ied ▁and ▁fought ▁hard ▁to ▁keep ▁mult in ational ▁companies ▁from ▁entering ▁the ▁da iry ▁business ▁even ▁as ▁the ▁country ▁opened ▁up ▁all ▁its ▁other ▁mark ets ▁to ▁them ▁following ▁global isation , ▁after ▁dec ades ▁of ▁protection . ▁India ▁became ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁milk ▁producer ▁by ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America , ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 7 ▁percent ▁of ▁global ▁output ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁pre va iled ▁upon ▁then ▁prime ▁minister ▁V aj pay ee ▁to ▁appoint ▁Dr . ▁Am rita ▁Pat el ▁his ▁successor ▁at ▁N D DB , ▁who ▁he ▁had ▁gro omed ▁under ▁him ▁cons ci ously ▁to ▁keep ▁government ▁b ureau cr ats ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁post , ▁to ▁protect ▁N D DB ' s ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁government . ▁Later , ▁he ▁had ▁differences ▁with ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁direction ▁she ▁was ▁taking ▁co oper ative ▁da ir ying ▁by ▁merely ▁foc using ▁on