India-US reach agreement on WTO

Commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman says US now supports India's concerns on food security
India-US reach agreement on WTO
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India claims it has resolved its differences with the US on the WTO agreement to ease worldwide customs rules. The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) had fallen through last August after India refused to endorse it at the World Trade Organization meet in Geneva in August because of lack of progress on the agreement on Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes, meant to protect the food security of the poor. Both these agreements were part of the package finalised at the Indonesian resort of Bali in 2013.
 

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