India insists on food subsidy deal before trade pact

NEW DELHI - India insisted Wednesday it would not endorse a landmark global trade pact unless it is allowed to subsidise food for its vast poor population. New Delhi in July torpedoed the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) to reduce trade barriers, demanding quicker progress on exempting its food stockpiles from possible punitive action by the World Trade Organisation. "We think (the stockpiling ...



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