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  A few WTO nations can't go ahead without solving food issue: Sitharaman

  November 10, 2014 9:19 IST

  New Delhi: India made it clear that a few nations cannot move ahead with WTO trade pact without resolving the crucial food security issue and the matter needs consensus.WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo recently said

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  India stands firm on objections to WTO Doha Round deal

  World | October 24, 2014 14:26 IST

  United Nations: Even as the World Trade Organisation's trade deal remained stalled due to India's objections, an Indian envoy at the UN stood firm on them, declaring a "permanent solution on food security with necessary

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  West must not view India's stand on TFA as market distortion: President Mukherjee

  October 17, 2014 14:22 IST

  New Delhi: Asserting that trade facilitation and food security are closely interlinked, President Pranab Mukherjee today asked developed nations not to view India's decision against ratifying WTO's TFA as "market distortion".Mukherjee, who returned to New

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  India loses case against US in WTO on poultry; may appeal

  October 15, 2014 7:08 IST

  Geneva/New Delhi: India lost a case in the WTO against the US on restrictions it had imposed on poultry imports from America with the dispute panel ruling that New Delhi's stand was inconsistent with international

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  India's food security concern at WTO needs solution: Narendra Modi

  World | October 01, 2014 6:40 IST

  Washington: Emphasising that India supports trade facilitation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told US President Barack Obama that a solution must be found on its concerns over food security at the WTO.Modi had an ‘open discussion'

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  Pact on food security, trade facilitation to go hand-in-hand: Narendra Modi

  September 30, 2014 6:43 IST

  New York: Ahead of his meeting with US President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made it clear that agreement on food security and trade facilitation will have to go hand-in-hand."Agreement on food

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  EU delays implementation of association agreement with Ukraine

  World | September 13, 2014 6:37 IST

  Brussels: The European Union (EU) on Friday announced to delay implementation of the association agreement with Ukraine until the end of 2015.EU Trade Commissioner Karl De Gucht, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin

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  "Sonia Gandhi, we will fulfill our promises, don't worry": Amit Shah

  Politics | August 22, 2014 12:12 IST

  Hyderabad: BJP today took on Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her comment that the saffron party came to power by making false promises.  Addressing party workers here today, BJP president Amit Shah said the Narendra

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  Uproar in Rajya Sabha over 'inconsistencies' in government statement on WTO

  Politics | August 11, 2014 12:51 IST

  New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was disrupted Monday as opposition members said the statements of Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the recent WTO meeting were different.The issue was raised by

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  Global trade to rise by 4.7% in 2014: WTO

  April 15, 2014 16:19 IST

  New Delhi : Global trade is expected to increase by 4.7 percent in 2014, better than the average of 2.2 percent in the past two years, on the back of projected improvements in the developed

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  India ready to discuss IPR norms at WTO if US wants: Sharma

  March 23, 2014 23:01 IST

  New Delhi: Rejecting US allegations related to intellectual property rights (IPR), India today said that it is ready to discuss the matter at WTO as it has not breached any international agreement. “If they (the US)

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  WTO deal will not hit food security programme: Govt

  December 18, 2013 19:27 IST

  New Delhi: Government today insisted in Parliament that the deal reached at WTO talks in Bali recently would have no adverse impact on foodgrain procurement in India or the food security programme after Opposition expressed

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  Bali outcome not to impact food security programme: Sharma

  December 17, 2013 16:22 IST

  New Delhi: The outcome of the WTO meeting held recently at Bali will not impact the country's food security programme, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma informed Parliament today.“...nothing in the aforesaid agreement impinges on

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  WTO clears historic deal, USD 1 tn boost to global trade

  December 07, 2013 18:05 IST

  Bali: Overcoming a string of failures over the years, the WTO today reached a landmark agreement that can help boost global trade by USD 1 trillion, while taking on board concerns of countries like India

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  WTO adopts Bali package after minor hiccups

  December 07, 2013 12:00 IST

  Bali: After a minor flutter created by Cuba and three Latin American countries, the WTO today adopted the historic Bali package which addresses several concerns of developing countries including India with regard to food security

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  Food at affordable prices most imp right for citizens: Pranab Mukherjee

  India | December 06, 2013 23:17 IST

  Santiniketan (West Bengal): On a day when the WTO virtually gave its nod to India to go ahead with food security scheme, President Pranab Mukherjee today said ensuring food at an “affordable price” is the

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  Major victory for India at WTO talks, No threat to food security : Anand Sharma

  December 06, 2013 21:36 IST

  Bali:  In a major victory for India, the WTO today agreed to allow countries to provide subsidy on staple food crops without any threat of punitive action, a concession that salvaged the current round of

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  WTO chief calls Sharma, key trade ministers to end impasse

  December 05, 2013 21:36 IST

  Bali: In a last ditch effort to salvage the global trade talks, the WTO chief has called an urgent meeting of the trade ministers of the US, India and Indonesia to end the impasse over

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  WTO ministerial conference begins amid uncertainty

  December 03, 2013 15:52 IST

  Bali: Amid looming uncertainty, trade ministers and officials from 159 countries today began formal negotiations at the WTO ministerial meeting here in a bid to reach consensus on issues such as food security and trade

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  'India to protect interest of poor, farmers in WTO Bali meet'

  November 23, 2013 23:25 IST

  New Delhi: Admitting that India runs the risk of breaching WTO's permissible food subsidy limits, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma has said the government would endeavour to work out a solution in the forthcoming Bali meet