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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.

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Ongoing Negotiations

» Northeast: From a Border to a Bridge
(Digest No: 03; Dated: February 23, 2009) | Ongoing Negotiations

In our last issue (No. 2, February 13), we announced the holding of the North East India Trade and Investment Summit from February 12 to 14 at Ho Chi Minh, in Vietnam. It appears that the discussions made slow progress on the plans to use the North East as a bridge to connect India with South East Asia. Read Details...

» Bangladesh-India trade and investment agreements
(Digest No: 02; Dated: February 13, 2009) | Ongoing Negotiations

Two trade related agreements between Bangladesh and India have been signed on February 9th, but they come with discussions on mega projects for infrastructure development and reinforcement of militarization. One of these agreements is a renewal of the Bilateral trade agreement, under which both countries are able to use their waterways, roadways and railways for transportation of goods between two places in one country through the territory of the other (Bilateral trade agreement signed in 2006). The other one is a new treaty, a Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPA), which includes a most favoured nation (MFN) clause. Read Details...

Events & Announcements

» North East India Trade and Investment Summit
(Digest No: 02; Dated: February 13, 2009) | Events & Announcements

The Indian Chamber of Commerce and the Indian Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region will be organising the 'North East India Trade and Investment Summit', from February 12 to 14 at Ho Chi Minh, in Vietnam aiming "to promote Trade and seek Investment in North East of India". Read Details...

» Workshop on implications of FTAs in the North-East
(Digest No: 06; Dated: April 22, 2009) | Events & Announcements

Madhyam (New Delhi) is conducting a series of workshops with activists, social movements and public interest groups, on India-EU FTA in the country. In January 2009, a workshop was held in Bangalore for the participants from Southern India. Read more...

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