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Planters seek relief from free trade pact with ASEAN
14-Sep-2009
Planters of tea, coffee and spices in southern India are seeking financial support from the government to counter cheaper imports under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) India signed Aug 13 with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
India keen to enter Asean services sector
12-Sep-2009
India looks forward to accessing the vast services market of Asean and is currently negotiating an agreement on trade in services and investments with the group.
Fishing boats blockade shipping channel in protest against ASEAN trade pact
8-Sep-2009 The Hindu
Scores of mechanised fishing boats and crafts blockaded the shipping channel at Fort Kochi on Monday as a show of protest against the export-import agreement India has signed with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
CPI(M) concerned over ASEAN FTA
7-Sep-2009
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Sunday expressed concern at the free trade agreement with the ASEAN countries and termed as “intriguing” the move by India to break the so-called deadlock in the World Trade Organisation’s talks.
Annul FTA: Solidarity to Centre
19-Aug-2009 New Kerala
The Solidarity Youth Movement in Kerala today urged the Cental Government to immediately abrogate the Free Trade Agreement signed with the 10-nation bloc ASEAN as it would adversely affect the country as a whole.
FTA with ASEAN should be mutually beneficial:Bajaj
17-Aug-2009
The Free Trade Agreement signed by India with the 10-member bloc of ASEAN should be mutually beneficial, leading industrialist Rahul Bajaj has said.
Don’t relax steel import tariff barriers, say industry leaders
17-Aug-2009
Some of the country’s largest steelmakers have asked the government not to bring the commodity under the purview of the recently signed free-trade agreements with Asean and Korea.
Farmer’s body slams signing of FTA with ASEAN
15-Aug-2009 Rediff
The All India Kisan Sabha has issued a statement criticising the centre for signing a Free Trade Agreement with the ASEAN nations.
India signs FTA with ASEAN amidst protests
14-Aug-2009 News Worms
Labour organisations, farmers, civil society organisations and experts urged the government of India not to implement India-ASEAN FTA
Comrades cry foul as India signs FTA with ASEAN
14-Aug-2009 Economic Times
The Indian government came under attack from the Opposition, particularly the Left, for “rushing into” signing the free trade agreement (FTA) with ASEAN. The Left parties said the entire issue lacked transparency as the details of the FTA are kept under wraps.
India-ASEAN pact detrimental to farmers, claims Achuthanandan
14-Aug-2009 IANS
Hours after the free trade agreement was signed with the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations in Bangkok, Kerala’s Chief Minister told reporters that it would lead farmers in the state to commit suicide.
India, ASEAN sign deal on free trade in goods
13-Aug-2009 Reuters
India and the 10-country Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN signed a free trade agreement on Thursday after more than six years of negotiations, but the deal did not embrace software and information technology.
India, ASEAN sign deal on free trade in goods
13-Aug-2009 Reuters India
India and 10-nation trade bloc ASEAN signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in goods today in Bangkok, Thailand
ASEAN FTA with India likely to be delayed again
11-Aug-2009 MCOT News
Economic ministers from the 10 Southeast Asian countries will sign the Asean-China Investment Agreement during the 41st Asean Economic Ministers this week, but the long-delayed free trade pact with India is likely to be postponed again.
Kerala fights clock in ASEAN free-trade deal
11-Aug-2009 Asia Times
"If this FTA goes through, pepper may cease to be produced in Kerala, the land where it originated," says Thomas Verghese, a distinguished agricultural scientist and chairman of the Kerala State Prices Board
Asean FTA gives coffee growers sleepless nights
10-Aug-2009 DNAIndia
Leaders from Kerala have vociferously opposed the Asean free trade agreement that could impact its farmers in future. The same cannot be said about many coffee growers who have little political muscle. Karnataka produces 70% of coffee in India.
VS asks PM to make FTA details public
4-Aug-2009 Indian Express
The India-ASEAN FTA issue is fast becoming a topic of political one-upmanship in Kerala with the Congress and the Left trying to score points over each other.
India to protect farmers in goods agreement with ASEAN: PM
4-Aug-2009 Xinhua
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has ensured that the India-ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement would protect the interests of Indian farmers by yielding no tariff concession to ASEAN countries, said a senior Indian government official on Monday.
Signing of FTA will push fishing sector into deep crisis
3-Aug-2009 New Kerala
Stating that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with ASEAN countries would push the fishing sector into deep crisis in the state, Kerala Swatantra Matsya Thozhilali Federation (KSMTF) today urged the Centre to go back from its decision to sign the agreement.
FTA with ASEAN will affect farm sector: Kisan Sabha
31-Jul-2009 Indopia
Maintaining that the agriculture sector would be hit hard if the country implemented the Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN, All India Kisan Sabha today urged the Opposition Congress in Kerala to oppose the proposed treaty in the interest of state farmers.