{"id":33323,"date":"2018-10-30T11:50:06","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T06:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33323"},"modified":"2018-10-30T11:50:06","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T06:20:06","slug":"no-wto-deal-without-food-security-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/no-wto-deal-without-food-security-india\/","title":{"rendered":"No\u00a0WTO\u00a0deal\u00a0without food\u00a0security:\u00a0India"},"content":{"rendered":"

No\u00a0WTO\u00a0deal\u00a0without food\u00a0security:\u00a0India<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Context<\/strong><\/p>\n

India has said it cannot envisage any negotiated outcome, at the ongoing meeting of the World Trade Organisation\u2019s apex decision-making body, which does not include successful resolution of the food security right issue.<\/p>\n

Only Unconditional Solution acceptable<\/strong><\/p>\n

India has already made it clear that it will not accept a ‘permanent solution’ with onerous conditions that in turn make it very difficult for the (Indian) government or other developing countries to meet the food security needs of their people<\/p>\n

View of the Developed Nations: A ploy to divide the developing countries<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is in the context of attempts by certain rich countries to wreck the broad\u00a0unity among developing nations on a host of issues, by suggesting that countries such as India and China are currently emerging economies and reasonably strong in trade — unlike others in the developing world \u2013 and, therefore, such powerful nations that are still\u00a0in the ‘developing’ category\u00a0do not deserve to gain from the favourable treatment meant only for developing nations in WTO Agreements<\/p>\n

Concerns expressed by India<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inordinate delay in appointment of new members to the (WTO\u2019s) Appellate Body<\/p>\n

The Backdrop: <\/strong>This statement comes in the backdrop of criticism against the US for blocking the re-appointment of judges to the WTO\u2019s Appellate Body \u2014 a move that many say would undermine the WTO\u2019s Dispute Settlement Mechanism, which is recognised as a fundamental pillar of the organisation due to it being a \u2018fair, effective and efficient mechanism to solve trade problems<\/p>\n

No\u2019 to \u2018new issues\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

India opposed the endeavour of certain countries to include \u2018new issues\u2019 \u2014\u00a0such as e-commerce, investment facilitation and matters relating to small firms \u2014\u00a0in the ongoing Doha Round of negotiations (which started in 2001 with a ‘development agenda’), without first resolving outstanding issues including those relating to food security.<\/p>\n

India pushing TFS (Trade Facilitation in Services)<\/strong><\/p>\n