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India to lobby for its farmers at Hong Kong meet

India to lobby for its farmers at Hong Kong meet With an agreement on agriculture continuing to elude members of the World Trade Organisation, developed countries like the US and the European Union are pushing for a package for least-developed countries to be approved at the Hong Kong WTO ministerial meeting. India and Brazil have said that any such package should extend to developing countries as well. Also, India would not agree to any provision which displaces its farmers. The measures being considered in the package include duty-and quota-free access to the markets of developed countries and sops to

WTO draft addresses India’s concern: Nath

WTO draft addresses India's concern: Nath Bullish over the outcome of the Hong Kong World Trade Organisation ministerial, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath on Monday said the agreement addresses the concerns of both agriculture and industrial sectors and would drive India's farm and manufacturing exports in the global markets. "The agreement fully secures the concerns of our farmers. It ensures that no subsidy-ridden farm products are exported to India... the phase out of export subsidies by developed countries would also give Indian farmers a chance to compete in the world market," Nath said on his arrival in New Delhi from Hong Kong. More:

India, run with the big guys now!

India, run with the big guys now! The media and the government breathed a sigh of relief that the agony of the Hong Kong WTO ministerial is over, and that the agreed text of Sunday night did not cause any political damage at home. The relief was apparent in the commerce minister’s statement on return that the agreement fully secures the concerns of our farmers. It ensures that no subsidy-ridden farm products are exported to India...the phase-out of export subsidies by developed countries will also give Indian farmers a chance to compete in the world market. India was able to forge

Bt cotton: Lessons India can draw from China

Bt cotton: Lessons India can draw from China Ever since MRTP Commission injuncted Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (India) Ltd (MMB) collection of trait value @ Rs 900 per 450gm of Bt cotton seeds and directed them to reduce the trait value to the levels of China, there has been lot of interest in the Indian media, farmers and seed industry about Bt cotton seed pricing and royalty collected in China. In China there are two different Bt cotton technologies available. The Bt technology, developed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), which is the apex agricultural research body of China, was

Stars let India down

Stars let India down The headlines will be angry and bitter, but this time the Indian players will have to admit that the public anger is justified. Followers of the game don't mind a loss if their team puts up a spirited fight before going down. However, when there is a complete capitulation like the one we witnessed on Wednesday, a backlash is to be expected. And most of the criticism will be directed against the stars since it is them that the fans look to when the going gets tough. Once three wickets fell, it was expected that Tendulkar