-The Hindu Business Line To have one member from December 11; India has 3 pending appeals before it Geneva: The US has finally spiked the World Trade Organization’s Appellate Body, the highest adjudicating body for resolving global trade disputes. It shall remain dysfunctional after December 10, when it will be reduced to one member, said trade envoys. As a parting shot, the US on Tuesday blocked an initiative under Rule 15 of the...
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The Global Economy of Pulses: Impressive gains and the way forward -Boubaker Ben Belhassen and Vikas Rawal
-Networkideas.org Pulses are highly nutritious and their consumption is associated with many health benefits. They are rich in proteins and minerals, high in fibre and have a low fat content. Pulses are produced by plants of the Leguminosae family. These plants have root nodules that absorb inert nitrogen from soil air and convert it into biologically useful ammonia, a process referred to as biological nitrogen fixation. Consequently, the pulse crops do...
More »Going to seed -Indra Shekhar Singh & Prabhakar Rao
-The Hindu Business Line RCEP will jeopardise India’s seed industry With Brexit now a certainty, the days of liberal globalization are numbered. Open borders, FTAs and multilateral agreements are no longer in vogue. However, India seems inclined to ink the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), perhaps the world’s biggest free trade agreement. This seems an ill-advised step. India boosts of a vibrant seed sector with public institutions and a variety of private...
More »India must reform its seed sector before RCEP takes effect -Indra Shekhar Singh & Prabhakar Rao
-The Hindu Business Line The RCEP agreement, if implemented, will allow other countries to dump excess seeds in the Indian market. The current 100% FDI policy also threatens seed sovereignty With a confirmed Brexit, the days of liberal globalisation are numbered. Open borders, FTAs and multilateral agreements find no takers in the White House either. Leaders Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have heralded a clear and blunt message of tariffs, conservative economics...
More »Growth lessons India can take from new frontrunner Bangladesh -Jayanta Roy Chowdhury
-The New Indian Express What changed the terms over the last few years from when India was the toast for global business and Bangladesh was an also ran? NEW DELHI: India has not only lost its tag as the fastest growing economy, it is even lagging behind its former 'poor cousin’ Bangladesh, which grew by 8.1 per cent last financial year as against India’s 6.8 per cent. Similarly, while India’s growth forecast...
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