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Tamil Nadu tipplers can now swig imported liquor

November 11th, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Nov 11 (IANS) With India losing an appeal filed by the US at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against its customs duty regime and restrictions on liquor imports by some states, ...

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Pascal Lamy wants second term as WTO chief

November 5th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Geneva, Nov 5 (IANS) World Trade Organisation director-general Pascal Lamy will seek a second term in office when his current term expires in 2009, a key official told WTO members Tuesday.WTO General ...

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India ranks first in implementing anti-dumping duties

October 21st, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): The World Trade Organisation Secretariat has said that India leads all WTO member-countries in implementing anti-dumping measures followed by European Union and Indonesia during the first ...

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India advocates alliance among developing nations in agri-sector

October 13th, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Commerce minister Kamal Nath Monday said developing countries should forge ties in agri-business so they could jointly work on removing flaws resulting from heavy agriculture subsidies given ...

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India-China sign MoU on trade remedy (Update MoU)

October 10th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi , Oct 10 (ANI): India and China on Friday signed a bilateral cooperation to increase cross border trade and lessen the trade gap between the two countries. The Memorandum of ...

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India-Germany trade to reach $27 bn by 2012: Kamal Nath

October 6th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India's annual bilateral trade with Germany will reach the target of 20 billion euros ($27 billion) by 2012, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said here Monday. ...

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India can be affected by global financial crisis, developed nations must take responsibility: PM

India can be affected by global financial crisis, developed nations must take responsibility: PM

September 30th, 2008 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI -
By Naveen Kapoor Paris, Sept.30 (ANI): Visiting Indian Prime Minister, Dr.Manmohan Singh, today said that developed countries primarily needed to take responsibility for resolving the global financial crisis, but added that India ...

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Commerce ministry to receive feedback on tariff recommendations

September 15th, 2008 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) A feedback report on tariff recommendations from across the country will be submitted to the commerce ministry this week, an official said here Monday."The Centre for WTO Studies ...

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Government pulled up for not replying to plea on treaties

September 4th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday pulled up the central government for not submitting its response to a petition that has sought to restrain it from entering into ...

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Republicans to cut corporate tax to keep jobs in America

September 2nd, 2008 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) Like the Democrats the Republicans too want to keep jobs in America, but instead of stopping tax breaks for companies that outsource they plan to do so by ...

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NATO to reconsider ties with Russia

August 16th, 2008 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Brussels, Aug 16 (DPA) NATO foreign ministers are to hold emergency talks here Tuesday to reconsider the alliance's ties with Russia after the conflict in Georgia. The meeting, which is to take ...

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Lamy advocates consensus for successful trade talks

Lamy advocates consensus for successful trade talks

August 13th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general Pascal Lamy Wednesday highlighted the importance of building a consensus to complete the Doha Round of trade talks successfully, saying “there ...

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Brazil urges India to resume world trade talks

Brazil urges India to resume world trade talks

August 13th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Rio De Janeiro, Aug 13 (Xinhua) Brazil has urged India to resume the stalled Doha round of talks under the World Trade Organisation. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Tuesday in ...

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WTO talks will succeed it they strengthen the weakest: Kamal Nath (Lead)

August 12th, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will resume and will be successful if the negotiations focused less on survival of the fittest and more on strengthening ...

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WTO talks will succeed if they strengthen weakest: Kamal Nath

August 12th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Talks at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will resume and will be successful if the negotiations focus on strengthening the weakest and not survival of the fittest, ...

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Nuclear deal and India’s place in a multipolar world(Commentary)

Nuclear deal and India’s place in a multipolar world(Commentary)

August 12th, 2008 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS -
By K. Subrahmanyam US President George W. Bush reportedly intends to write individually to heads of governments of 44 other member nations of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), urging that India be given ...

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WTO chief Lamy visiting India to try to revive trade talks

August 11th, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Pascal Lamy, World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general, will visit India Tuesday in an attempt to revive the mini-ministerial trade talks that collapsed last month in Geneva. ...

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Saving the ancient Bandhani fabric of Gujarat

August 10th, 2008 - 12:18 pm ICT by IANS -
By V.N. Balakrishna Ahmedabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Mention Bandhani and immediately what comes to mind is bright fabric of immaculate quality and rich history. Now, the spoiler - the brand is in urgent ...

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Doha trade talks fail, but developing South wins (Commentary)

August 8th, 2008 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sushma Ramachandran Headlines can be misleading! The media stories on the recent trade negotiations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva had banners saying "Talks fail" or "Doha Round Collapses". These ...

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Fresh WTO talks to start after US Presidential polls: UN Diplomat

August 5th, 2008 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI -
Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 5 (ANI): Fresh World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks to negotiate a global trade agreement would begin after a new government assumes office in the United States, a ...

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Doha Round is not dead, but Indias concerns remain: Pillai

August 4th, 2008 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Aug 4 (ANI): Commerce Secretary G K Pillai today said the World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks, which collapsed last week in Geneva, are still not dead, and disclosed that ...

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WTO director general Lamy to visit India next week

August 4th, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations may not have totally collapsed, as its director general Pascal Lamy is visiting India next week to negotiate with India Inc ...

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India to retain curb on rice exports as well as futures

August 4th, 2008 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The government plans to extend the ban on futures trading in soy oil, rubber, chickpea and potato when it expires next month, and is expected to retain ...

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Dhaka mulls free trade pacts with India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

August 4th, 2008 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) Bangladesh has decided to sign bilateral free trade agreements (FTA) with three major South Asian trading partners - India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - in view of the ...

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India hopes global trade talks will resume soon (Lead)

July 31st, 2008 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath Thursday hoped that the global trade talks would resume soon and said his position at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) had the ...

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India hopes global trade talks will resume soon

July 31st, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath Thursday hoped that the global trade talks would resume soon, notwithstanding the collapse this week of a mini-ministerial meeting of the World ...

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Development not at the cost of subsistence farmers: Kamal Nath

July 31st, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI -
Geneva, July 31 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath today stated that the primary objective of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Doha Round was to put the development ...

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Dutch minister blames US for failure in WTO trade talks

July 30th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Brussels, July 30 (Xinhua) Dutch Foreign Trade Minister Frank Heemskerk has said US reluctance to make concessions was partly to blame for the collapse of the Doha Round of trade talks. It ...

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Ficci wants rich nations to cut farm subsidies

July 22nd, 2008 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Apex industry forum, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), Tuesday urged developed countries to reduce farm subsidies given to its farmers as it has ...

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Trade ministers begin make or break talks on Doha Round

July 21st, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Geneva, July 21 (Xinhua) Trade and agriculture ministers of more than 30 member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) started talks here Monday seeking to make a breakthrough in the stalled ...

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