India rejects trade distortion charge, will protect farmers

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Aug 05 2014 | 1:13 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Trade minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday it was wrong to label India's farm procurement policies as distorting world markets and that the government was committed to defending the interests of farmers.

Sitharaman told parliament that the Bali trade accord should be concluded as a package, linking India's ratification of a trade facilitation treaty to movement on a parallel pact on stockpiling of food.

(Reporting by Sanjeev Miglani; Editing by Douglas Busvine)

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First Published: Aug 05 2014 | 12:55 PM IST

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