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WTO mini ministerial meet soon: Nath

Commerce Minister Kamal Nath is back in India after talks trade talks at Geneva ended in a deadlock as US and EU refused to cut trade distorting subsidies and tariffs. The minister however said that talks will continue and a mini ministerial attended by trade ministers of some key countries may be held by the end of this month. But with negotiating positions being very divergent, a common ground looks increasingly difficult to achieve. I hope that there is another meeting by the end of this month, said Nath on his arrival.

ULFA representatives accuse New Delhi of sabotaging talks

Guwahati - Civil society representatives of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Assam have accused New Delhi of trying to sabotage the peace process by making contradictory statements over holding talks with the rebel leadership. A sense of growing mistrust between the ULFA and the central government is pushing the much-hyped peace process to a point where it could reach a dead end and even collapse before actually taking off. First they (central government) asked the ULFA to establish direct contact, then they asked to name the members who would participate in the talks, now they are saying

New Delhi sceptical of UN role in Nepal peace process

NEW DELHI : India does not want the United Nations to sit in as neutral umpire in talks between Prime Minister GP Koiralas government and Nepals Maoists. This is a major snag now, as no other mechanism is in place to oversee the discussions. The challenge in Nepal, after the victory of the pro-democracy forces, is how to disarm the Maoists and bring them to the political mainstream. India is willing to let the UN be involved in de-mobilisation of the Maoist cadres. However, New Delhi has put its foot down on the UN monitoring the ceasefire between the Maoists and

Delhi, Dhaka to resolve trade tariffs issue

DHAKA: Bangladesh and India have decided to examine non-tariff and para-tariff barriers (NTBs), and prepare a list of other barriers that hinder their trade prospects . The Commerce Ministers of India and Bangladesh, after a meeting on bilateral trade here, also decided to make a ministerial-level visit to the India-Bangladesh main trade facilitation hub — the Benapole-Petrapole — for eliminating infrastructural and other impediments there. It was decided that the Commerce ministers of the two countries would meet in Benapole and Petropole landport on June 19 and 21 to review the findings of the task force. We will meet soon

New Delhi and Washington Begins Talk On Bilateral Nuclear Cooperation

New Delhi, India (AHN) - On Monday, India and United States began talks on bilateral civilian nuclear cooperation agreement in New Delhi. According to AIR, India is likely to emphasize on the import of nuclear fuel beyond its immediate nuclear reactor requirements, with an aim to have strategic reserves of such fuel. India and the US exchanged drafts of the agreement when Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran met US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns in London.