India could put a landmark World Trade Organization deal in jeopardy at hectic negotiations in Geneva after saying it would withhold support for the agreement unless there was simultaneous progress on resolving a dispute over its food security program.
India would like the WTO — which set itself a deadline of July 31 for the deal on the movement of goods across borders — to address its concerns over a cap on subsidies that could limit government stocks of grain that are part of its food program.
This has been excerpted from a 28 July 2014 news item by India West and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.indiawest.com/news/india/wto-talks-india-hardens-stand-on-food-subsidy/article_e8489ec6-1587-11e4-87e3-001a4bcf887a.html