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EU-India FTA: Who Wants a Deal? shar.es/aoDJco
एमएसपी पर किसानों की मांग क्यों नहीं मान रही केंद्र सरकार? किन वजहों से नहीं बन पा रही बात? gaonconnection.com/desh/why-…
‘Repeal Unconstitutional Farm Laws’: Civil Society, Women, and Rights Groups Support Farmers’ Protest newsclick.in/repeal-unconsti…

‘Repeal Unconstitutional Farm Laws’: Civil Society, Women, and Rights Groups Support Farmers’...

Condemning the way security forces cracked down on protesting, the groups sought the withdrawal of all cases imposed on the protesting farmers and leaders of farmers’ organisations.

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RCEP nations to sign Asian trade megadeal, with clause for India asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trad…
Didn’t join RCEP as it doesn’t address concerns: MEA | India News - Times of India timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…

Didn’t join RCEP as it doesn’t address concerns: MEA | India News - Times of India

India News: NEW DELHI: As 15 countries prepare to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on Sunday, the world’s largest free trade bloc, Indi.

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Remembering T Peter: Street fighter, trade unionist, leader of India’s fishworkers focusweb.org/remembering-t-p…

Remembering T Peter: Street fighter, trade unionist, leader of India’s fishworkers - Focus on the...

T Peter, General Secretary of the National Fishworkers Forum (NFF), passed away on 8 October 2020 from COVID-19 related complications in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was 62 years old. Peter fought...

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Deciphering India’s New Farm Laws in a Global Context shar.es/ab9reC Export-oriented corporate-controlled agri marketing will not guarantee farmers' freedoms.
Agriculture is a Big Deal. Any Trade Deal Should Not Mess with Indian Agriculture shar.es/abAyM0
Mini trade deal ‘stuck’ as US now wants India to buy $6 billion of agriculture, dairy goods theprint.in/diplomacy/mini-t… via @ThePrintIndia

Mini trade deal 'stuck' as US now wants India to buy $6 billion of agriculture, dairy goods

The deal is ready to be signed, but US says if India wants trade benefits under GSP restored, it must give business equivalent to that amount.

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#NoRCEP tradejusticeunions.org/2020/…
Beware India! ‘U.S. Plans a ‘Broader Reset’ of Its WTO Tariff Commitments’ bloombergquint.com/global-ec… Via @Bloombergquint
KEEP DISTANCE - the FTA virus is worse! 'We’re trying to find a way to get India into #RCEP free trade bloc, NZ says' theprint.in/economy/were-try… via @ThePrintIndia

We’re trying to find a way to get India into RCEP free trade bloc, New Zealand says

RCEP free trade bloc of 15 countries will play a key role as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupts global trade, New Zealand says.

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Domestic policy space in critical sectors is all important, despite WTO TRIPS. m.economictimes.com/news/eco…

India for TRIPs flexibility to ensure drugs’ access

India called for effective use of flexibilities inherent in the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) to ensure access to essential medicines, treatments and vaccines to all...

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India, US look to fast-track conclusion of ‘phase one’ of trade deal - india news - HT hindustantimes.com/india-new…

India, US look to fast-track conclusion of ‘phase one’ of trade deal

The two sides hadn’t been able to bridge differences to come up with a widely anticipated limited trade package ahead of Trump’s visit during February 24-25. | India News

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The Fight Against US-Styled IP Is Not Only in Pharma, but Also on the Farm Front thewire.in/agriculture/intel… via @thewire_in

The Fight Against US-Styled IP Is Not Only in Pharma, but Also on the Farm Front

As the countdown for President Trump’s India visit begins, India will need to tread with caution in the light of demands on the intellectual property front not only in pharma, but also in the area of...

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Can a US-India Trade Deal Permanently Alter the Way Indians Access Medicines? thewire.in/health/trump-visi… via @TheWireScience

Can a US-India Trade Deal Permanently Alter the Way Indians Access Medicines?

US-India IP engagements since 2006 have served the interests of the US through systematic undermining of the legislative safeguards in the Indian Patents Act. 

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Brazil to promote ethanol in Bolsonaro visit to India - Unica | Reuters in.reuters.com/article/brazi…
Japan won't sign China-backed #RCEP if India doesn't join freemalaysiatoday.com/catego…
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