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FTA Watch - India provides news and documents from newspapers and civil society groups around the world in relation to Indian Free Trade Agreements (FTA) negotiations, concerns and discussions as well as progressive and alternative initiatives regarding FTAs. To subscribe, contact us through our Contact Us page.

Digest No: 05; Dated: April 02, 2009
STATEMENTS AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

» European Parliament final resolution on EU-India FTA
Member of European Parliament (MEP)-Sajjad Karim, Rapporteur, International Trade Committee (INTA), European Parliament (EP), presented a report on the EU-India FTA. Read more...

» Manifestos for India General elections 2009
In view of the approaching General Elections, several political parties and people’s initiatives have published party manifestoes and people’s manifestoes. Read more...

ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS

» EU-India FTA
The sixth round of negotiations for an FTA between India and the European Union was initially planned in November 2008, but had got indefinitely postponed. It took place in New Delhi from March 17th to 19th. Read more...

» EFTA-India FTA
Pharmaceutical companies have vested interests in reducing the flexibility associated with the implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Read more...

» ASEAN-India FTA
ASEAN FTA in deep freeze
The Economic Times | March 24, 2009
India is not ready to sign the deal as per the proposed FTA with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in April due to the upcoming Union elections, the official, who didn’t wish to be named, said. Read more...

ALTERNATIVES
» People’s SAARC
In July 2008, the People’s SAARC event was organised by peoples movements, NGOs from all over South Asia, in Colombo in parallel to the governments’ official SAARC Summit. Read more...
EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

» Workshop on FTA negotiations between Europe and India
On April 28 and 29, 2009, 9 civil society groups from Europe are organizing a workshop on FTA negotiations between Europe and India. The meeting will take place in Berlin, Germany. Read more...

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