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30-11-2013 |
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India's food subsidy sacrosanct, no compromise at Bali WTO talks: Anand Sharma |
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NEW DELHI: India's trade minister said there would be no compromise on a flagship food subsidy programme at a WTO ministerial meeting next week that diplomats said earlier could be a stumbling block to a deal.
Anand Sharma, who will lead the delegation to Bali, said a group of 33 countries were supporting India's stand on the food subsidy programme which he said was "sacrosanct, non-negotiable."
New Delhi has, separately, offered to raise tariff lines for duty free imports from least developing countries, he said.
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com
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