Tag: WTO
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The dying fields
[ad_1] Despite the advent of urbanisation, reforms of the 1990s, and neoliberal policies farming continues to be a vital sector of the Indian economy. | Photo Credit: Narinder NANU/AFP “Most things, except agriculture, can wait,” Jawaharlal Nehru once said, underlining the pivotal role farming plays in the country’s growth. From the fertile plains of Punjab…
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WTO opposes subsidies on agriculture by nations like India, says former Indian ambassador | Pune News – Times of India
[ad_1] PUNE: World Trade Organisation (WTO) members opposing subsidies on agriculture by nations like India are in effect opposing sustainable development goals (SDGs) of removing poverty and hunger and to that end, India needs its minimum support price (MSP) system, but the WTO forbids the policy, said Mohan Kumar, former Indian ambassador to Bahrain and…
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India blames US for holding up dispute settlement at WTO, blocks China’s attempt for investment pact – Times of India
[ad_1] ABU DHABI: Amid attempts to paint India as an “obstructionist”, govt on Wednesday hit out at the US for blocking appointments to the WTO appellate body for dispute settlement, and said that this has resulted in a loss of credibility for the Geneva-based body. Besides, along with South Africa, it has virtually blocked a…