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To assist countries, the WTO should permit food exports from public stock

World Trade Organization (WTO)

India urged the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday to allow exports of food grains from public reserves for international food aid and humanitarian purposes, particularly on a government-to-government basis, because the UN’s World Food Programme was unable to meet demand. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated during an agro intervention at a WTO …

China says India’s new FDI rules violate WTO principles, hopes for revision

China says India's new FDI rules violate WTO principles, hopes for revision

By Administrator_India Capital Sands India’s new rules for foreign investment violate WTO principles of non-discrimination and are against free and fair trade, a Chinese embassy spokesperson in New Delhi said on Monday. On Saturday, India stepped up scrutiny of investments from companies based in neighbouring countries, in what is widely seen as a move to …