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India not to concede ground on agriculture at WTO meet
31 Aug 2009
India will not agree to any change in the approach to the ‘Doha Round’ of trade negotiations, as it prepares to host a ‘mini-summit’ in advance of the next round of international trade talks. Jagdeep Worah reports
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China overtakes Germany as the world’s largest exporter
29 Aug 2009
With exports of $521.7 billion in the first half of 2009, China has become the world's largest exporter, overtaking Germany
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Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14: Indirect taxes off, incentive basket expanded
27 Aug 2009
The new Foreign Trade Policy has expanded incentive schemes and lowered transaction costs for exporters in order to revive India's sagging exports
ASEAN deal not a sell-out, says Pranab
24 Aug 2009
India signs fresh free-trade pact with Nepal
24 Aug 2009
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Pranab hints at import of edible oils, pulses
21 Aug 2009
The government has kept the option of food imports open as the current drought has seriously affected production of kharif crops
Australia tries to play down rift with China
21 Aug 2009
India moves to prevent wrong patenting in US
20 Aug 2009
India-Canada to boost economic relations
19 Aug 2009
Iran wants direct bilateral trade with India
14 Aug 2009
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India - ASEAN free trade pact signed
13 Aug 2009
After over six years of intense negotiations, India and the 10-member ASEAN bloc today signed a trade deal to end duty barriers in the region.
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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