NEW DELHI: With three weeks to go for the Nairobi ministerial meeting of WTO, he government has begun nternal negotiations to work out the red lines but has indicated that it is wil ing to move ahead on several issues, which were no-go areas in the past.
"We will move with a positive agenda as long as our nterests are protected and we get a good deal in return.Just as we have moved ahead on trade facilitation after oning up our infrastructure, we will look at other areas where we are ready for negotiations," said an Indian negotiator.
The stance is a change rom earlier meetings and he new position is meant to signal that India is not an "obstructionist". Although there has been chatter about getting India and China to undertake greater commitment, the noise has got louder in recent months, just as there is increased clamour from the developed countri es to put Doha Round of negotiations on the backburner, if not end the talks altogether. While the US and EU were seen to be banking on African support on the issue, India has drawn comfort from the recent India-Africa Summit. Sour ces said the message from several trade ministers in Africa was clear: "Nairobi will not be the place where Doha will die."
Source : economictimes.indiatimes.com
