NDDB, Amul oppose dairy import talks with New Zealand and Australia

Amul, the country’s biggest milk brand, and its parent, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), have reiterated their staunch opposition to import from New Zealand and Australia.

This comes prior to an important meeting between the commerce ministry and dairy sector entities on the contentious  negotiations regarding the proposed 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

The latter is India’s most ambitious trade pact under negotiation. Based on India’s existing free trade agreement with the 10-country bloc of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), the ambit will cover all major nations with which Asean has trade deals — China, India, Japan, South