ISDS Case Map
India
The “indefinite” postponement of the 14th Asean Summit in Thailand, following the sacking of the Prime Minister of Thailand, Mr Somchai Wongsawat, by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, has led to the deferment of the signing of the India-Asean free trade agreement scheduled for the third week of this month.
Even as uncertainty prevails over the WTO's Doha Round negotiations with countries hardening their stance against opening up their markets due to the financial crisis and demand slowdown, India's plan to boost its global trade ties with a slew of free trade agreements (FTA) is losing momentum, either due to major differences or political volatility.
A group of Indian trade unionists, farmers, fishworkers and intelligentsia have criticised the secret negotiation which are underway between India and the European Union to strike a free trade agreement (FTA). They have demanded a halt to the ongoing negotiations till transparency is achieved in the process.
There is an outcry over the proposed India-EU free trade agreement, the contents of which are being ‘secretly' negotiated by the two governments. Last week, an outfit called Forum on FTAs--a coalition of over 75 organisations including trade unions, farmer and fishermen groups and other civil society organisations--demanded that the talks be halted immediately.
Indian organizations representing NGOs, farmers groups, trade unions, health groups and peoples' movements are calling for an immediate halt to negotiations between India and the European Union on a far reaching Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that will have an adverse impact on livelihoods, food security and access to healthcare.
India is firm in signing the much-awaited Asean-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, next month despite some teething problems that may further delay the trade pact, said a top trade official.
Seeking to upgrade relations to a new level, India and Turkey today decided to start talks for a free trade accord, double bilateral trade to six billion dollars by 2010 and deepen cooperation in counter-terrorism.
With the aim of enhancing co-operation between India, Brazil and South Africa in the field of Small Industries, the Third Tri-nation Summit for Small Business Development began in Faridabad. Inaugurating the Summit the Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Mahabir Prasad raised hope that the summit will help the small industries of IBSA countries to meet global challenges.
The health minister from Tamil Nadu, who is running a relentless battle against tobacco use, has proposed that all types of tobacco products should be placed in the negative list of the free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Sri Lanka.
The negotiations for the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) have gained momentum with the two sides moving towards a deal on allowing Indian companies that make low-cost drugs to sell in Japan.
