India wants solution on subsidies from WTO talks, continuation of Doha round: Commerce secy Rita Teaotia

NEW DELHI: With less than a fortnight left for the WTO ministerial in Nairobi, India has stated its expectations from the crucial meeting. Commerce secretary Rita Teaotia has said that even though the contours of what is there on the negotiating table of the WTO, there are four issues on which India wants to emphasise- continuation of the Doha Development Agenda, special safeguard mechanism, removal of targeted subsidies and reduction in trade distorting subsidies.

This has been excerpted from a 3 December 2015 news item by The Economic Times and is available in its entirety at: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-wants-solution-on-subsidies-from-wto-talks-continuation-of-doha-round-commerce-secy-rita-teaotia/articleshow/50029049.cms