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India FTAs & agriculture

Could India be the Trump administration’s first FTA?
5-Apr-2018 Agri-Pulse
USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney has been to India twice, each time highlighting the opportunities to improve the trading relationship between the two countries.
Narendra Modi may decide on course of RCEP trade talks
14-Mar-2018 Narendra Modi may decide on course of RCEP trade talks
The development comes after a meeting convened by the prime minister’s office saw growing opposition to RCEP FTA from the secretaries of various government departments
Tea growers demanded renegotiation of ASEAN– India FTA agreement
14-Feb-2018 The Economic Times
Large portion of Indian tea sector is skeptical about outcome of free trade agreement of India with ASEAN countries. After the agreement comes into full effect, duty cut in import of the green beverage is feared to cause severe adverse impact on Indian tea production sector.
Over come RCEP, bring Apple under special category product: Rakesh Singha to Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, India
13-Feb-2018 WebIndia 123
CPI(M) member of Assembly Rakesh Singha on Monday urged the Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur that he should take up the matter with the Union Government so that Himachali Apple could be brought under Special Category product to over come duty free import of apple to Indian markets.
Kerala fears zero tariff under RCEP may hit domestic dairy industry
9-Feb-2018 The Hindu BusinessLine
Kerala has raised concern over the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement between 16 Asian-Pacific countries on the ground that it would impact the country’s dairy sector.
Include egg exports from India in proposed FTA with Oman: Livestock farmer
6-Feb-2018 The Economic Times
Livestock farmers have requested the Centre to include egg exports from India in the free trade bilateral agreement with Oman, which is expected during the visit of Prime Minister to Oman this month.
India-Cambodia deliberates on financial support in agriculture, pharmaceuticals
30-Jan-2018 Knowledge & News Network
India and Cambodia clinch a deal to work towards a Bilateral Investment Treaty which provides financial help to Southeast Asian nations.
‘Trans-pacific pact could hurt India’
29-Jan-2018 The Hindu
The book titled “Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: A framework for future trade rules?” has analyzed 5,544 pages of the TPP text says that if India joins TPP, norms may hit agriculture and manufacturing.
Agriculture Minister heads to India to resolve pulse tariff dispute, but warns ’megaphone diplomacy’ won’t work
10-Jan-2018 ABC News
Australia’s Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud will travel to India in an attempt to resolve a dispute over tariffs on Australian chickpeas and lentils.
Cheap Chinese apples sour J&K fruit
10-Jan-2018 DNA
China’s new zero-import duty policy threatens to sour Kashmir’s famed apples for farmers. China’s proposal which falls under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)’s ambit of a free-trade pact, could sound the death knell for the Rs 7,000 crore fruit industry.
Is India ready to face US heat on bilateral ‘trade imbalance’?
25-Oct-2017 Live Mint
There is a pattern in the US’ trade demands which seldom change, regardless of the administration in power.
The milk crisis in India: The story behind the numbers
17-Oct-2017 Food Sovereignty Alliance
This book tells the story of how global trends including the ongoing threats of trade agreements such as the EU-India FTA and the RCEP are driving countless small dairy farmers into debt and ultimately out of farming.
RCEP In India: A creamy deal for transnational dairy corporations, growing resistance from farmers
5-Oct-2017 Countercurrents.org
The Modi governmentmust stop the RCEP from destroying rural livelihoods.
Neelam Deo on EU-India’s perplexing relationship: Trade, Europe’s hypocrisy and China concern
23-Aug-2017 EU Bulletin
Former diplomat says the EU’s insistence on opening up on wine imports from France and automobile imports from Germany have held up the EU-India FTA negotiations.
RCEP will undo the gains of food self-sufficiency built so assiduously over the decades
11-Aug-2017 Ground Reality
International trade negotiations currently underway hold a big threat to the future of Indian agriculture
India: Hawkers will fight RCEP until the end
8-Aug-2017 bilaterals.org
RCEP would destroy a whole part of the Indian economy and livelihoods, in favour of international markets.
Why state governments must engage with RCEP
7-Aug-2017 Madhyam
RCEP negotiations warrant a deeper engagement of state governments in India
Tell us who gains from RCEP: People’s Forum demands as RCEP talks end
28-Jul-2017 People’s Forum against FTAs and RCEP
“Tell us at least now who gains from RCEP,” People’s Forum challenges the Indian government as the 19th round of RCEP negotiations comes to an end
Zero duty to hit Indian dairy industry: Amul
26-Jul-2017 The Hindu
‘15 cr. farmers will be impacted by FTA’
Women farmers take out rally to oppose RCEP free trade agreement
24-Jul-2017 Social Post
Women from different parts of India marched along with other marginalised communities to protest the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the mega Free Trade Agreement which is currently being negotiated in India.