New
Delhi, Nov 10: Urging India to continue its pressure in the World Trade
Organisation (WTO) to drop subsidies-related Aggregate Measurement of Support
(AMS) from negotiations, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has said
India should push for a permanent solution on development subsidies and public
stockpiling of food (for the Public Distribution System) in the forthcoming
11th ministerial conference in Buenos Aeries on December 10 and 13.
Participants urged Minister of State SS Ahluwalia, who attended the conference here, to ensure that India counters the efforts by European Union, Brazil to divide the 100-odd developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on the issues. Instead of a (temporary) Peace Clause, India should push for a permanent solution and the demand for exemption of these subsidies should be pressed, the participants said, according to SJM National Convener Ashwini Mahajan. Among others who participated in the day-long deliberation were former minister and senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, trade experts and civil society members. Asserting that every country had the right to adopt special measures to curb sudden surge in supply of agriculture produce by increasing import tariffs, the SJM said India should negotiate for the Special Safeguard Mechanism in this regard. “The market is already distorted by developed countries’ subsidies and standard barriers,’’ the participants agreed. On the proposal to bring rules on Fisheries subsidies, the meeting expressed concern about the attempt to allow developed countries to continue with their subsidies while banning subsidies by developing countries for small scale, traditional fishing. The SJM also opposed the proposal for investment facilitation which it said might end up in 'commitments (from India) on investor protection and market access'. It said that India should tread carefully on the issue of freeing e-commerce from regulation as it was a “complex and unknown area’’ which might restrict the government’s ability to regulate giant, multi-national e-commerce companies. “India should not allow the WTO to decide on regulatory rules shaping key policies on health, labour, trade, industry, agriculture and finance. Losing all tariff revenue on e-commerce, as well as regulatory control over imports is unthinkable for a country like India.’’ The SJM also warned the government against succumbing to pressure on e-Commerce being pushed in trade negotiations in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and said that it will impact retailers and custom duty revenues. Giving the example of China, it said the neighbouring country was pushing the interests of a wholesale manufacturer and supplier of Chinese goods which seeks duty-free access using the e-commerce route. UNI
Participants urged Minister of State SS Ahluwalia, who attended the conference here, to ensure that India counters the efforts by European Union, Brazil to divide the 100-odd developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on the issues. Instead of a (temporary) Peace Clause, India should push for a permanent solution and the demand for exemption of these subsidies should be pressed, the participants said, according to SJM National Convener Ashwini Mahajan. Among others who participated in the day-long deliberation were former minister and senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, trade experts and civil society members. Asserting that every country had the right to adopt special measures to curb sudden surge in supply of agriculture produce by increasing import tariffs, the SJM said India should negotiate for the Special Safeguard Mechanism in this regard. “The market is already distorted by developed countries’ subsidies and standard barriers,’’ the participants agreed. On the proposal to bring rules on Fisheries subsidies, the meeting expressed concern about the attempt to allow developed countries to continue with their subsidies while banning subsidies by developing countries for small scale, traditional fishing. The SJM also opposed the proposal for investment facilitation which it said might end up in 'commitments (from India) on investor protection and market access'. It said that India should tread carefully on the issue of freeing e-commerce from regulation as it was a “complex and unknown area’’ which might restrict the government’s ability to regulate giant, multi-national e-commerce companies. “India should not allow the WTO to decide on regulatory rules shaping key policies on health, labour, trade, industry, agriculture and finance. Losing all tariff revenue on e-commerce, as well as regulatory control over imports is unthinkable for a country like India.’’ The SJM also warned the government against succumbing to pressure on e-Commerce being pushed in trade negotiations in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and said that it will impact retailers and custom duty revenues. Giving the example of China, it said the neighbouring country was pushing the interests of a wholesale manufacturer and supplier of Chinese goods which seeks duty-free access using the e-commerce route. UNI
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