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India blocks EU proposal on allowing duty-free entry to Pakistan textiles

NEW DELHI: India blocked a $900-million European Union proposal at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday to give duty-free access to the textile exports from Pakistan.

The firm opposition to the proposal, pitched as a relief package for the devastating floods in Pakistan, should dispel concerns in India that the government may take a soft stand on the issue after the breakthrough in trade secretary-level talks.

"We are not dictated by emotions but facts," a commerce department official told ET.

India told the General Council of the WTO, the organisation's topmost decision-making body, that the package would affect the exports of competing countries that would have to continue to pay 6%-12% import duties on textiles in the EU.

India also argued that the relief did not help flood victims in any way. Bangladesh, Peru and Vietnam supported India at the Council, which took up the matter after a lower level 'Goods Council' could not take a decision within the specified period of 90 days.

"The EU has said it will continue consultations with opposing members and hopes to resolve the issue by the next goods council meeting later this month," a WTO official told ET.

The 27-member bloc has time till the end of the month to build a consensus or else the proposal will have to be dropped. The EU will give duty-free access to 75 products from Pakistan, 64 of them textiles, for three years.

The propsoal has to be endorsed by other members of the WTO as the multilatral trading rules require all countries be treated equally.

"There were some fears that India may take a soft stand on the issue after the bilateral commerce secretary level talks in Islamabad last week," an industry official, who did not wish to be named, told ET.

The Pakistan media had also reported that getting the flood relief package approved by India would be high on the country's agenda during the talks.

"Pakistan did not even raise the issue (of the flood relief package) as it knows very well what our stand is on such matters," the commerce department official said.

In response to a letter written by the Pakistani trade minister earlier, India had said it had no objections to EU giving direct assistance to the country as a flood relief measure.

The package would only help the textile industry and not the flood victims, India said justifying its stand.

"EU's proposal for granting trade concessions to Pakistan on the ground of last year's floods is totally unjustified," D K Nair, secretary general, the Confederation of Indian Textiles Industry, said.

EU textile and clothing body Euratex, too, is opposed to the waiver, claiming that there was no economic or even humanitarian reason to give these concessions.

India blocks EU proposal on allowing duty-free entry to Pakistan textiles - The Economic Times
 
But India has also failed to convince the EU, there is difference between blocking and stopping.
 
If India behind is burning so badly then it should also join the countries compensating us for war on terror..specifically if it wants pakistan to crack on anti-indian groups. With India its always one way street of benefit
 
If India behind is burning so badly then it should also join the countries compensating us for war on terror..specifically if it wants pakistan to crack on anti-indian groups. With India its always one way street of benefit

Creating and using anti india groups and blackmailing india for business. Common, you mean to say pakistan can do only that much ? No wonder other countries are laughing at you. Threatening India with terrorist is not going to work as you have seen for the last 20 yrs. India's train is moving ahread and pakistans train is going backwards.

good luck in the blackmailing business. :lol:
 
If India behind is burning so badly then it should also join the countries compensating us for war on terror..specifically if it wants pakistan to crack on anti-indian groups. With India its always one way street of benefit

Are you blackmailing us? Terrorists are coming from your country..Don't cry a river when whole world attack you for your duplicity.
 
So your idiotic posts has clarify how is Pakistan blackmailing india, please do describe, for what businesses? So far what you explained is what hindustan had done.

You know I am fed up of third class posters like you who don't see Pakistan's sacrifices in terms on human lives and economic damages for the past 11 Years and you have to bring-in (self edited ; ) in every thread about your third rated posts dragging Pakistan, go fix your 100's separatist groups inside india who even threaten to steal nuclear devices its all out there on google.

I give Sri Lanka thumbs up for fighting your trained terrorists ofr the past 30 Years and came out victorious with the help of Pakistan and China only.
We will fight whether it takes 20 or 30 Years to cleansed what you and your friends created.
 
Good move by India. Pakistan's stand is not based on facts. The duty-free proposal is not going to benefit the flood victims in anyway.

India has, in the past, given direct aid to Pakistani flood victims and would and should continue to support any direct aid that the EU decides to give them.

However, to say that this trade package will in anyway help the flood victims would be little more than trying to capitalize on the misery of poor flood victims and generosity of other nations.
 
So your idiotic posts has clarify how is Pakistan blackmailing india, please do describe, for what businesses?
So far what you explained is what hindustan had done.

You know I am fed up of third class posters like you who don't see Pakistan's sacrifices in terms on human lives and economic damages for the past 11 Years and you have to poop in every thread about your third rated posts dragging Pakistan, go fix your 100's separatist groups inside india who even threaten to steal nuclear devices its all out there on google.

Read post 9. No need to be emotional.

I give Sri Lanka thumbs up for fighting your trained terrorists ofr the past 30 Years and came out victorious with the help of Pakistan and China only.
We will fight whether it takes 20 or 30 Years to cleansed what you and your friends created.

Take your time <for all we care>
 
classic case of pakistanis jumping from one topic to another when they cant put forth their points...trade>>pakistani terrorism>>LTTE issue>>indian muslims>>toilets etc,..
 
If they really want business, why not give MFN status to India and do the same business with us. Otherwise India has every right to safeguard its interests.
 
No doubt Now i knew that indians can neevr be trusted

after the Usama death and their response

India can never be a true friend of pakistan

and my hate toward india has touched the highest peak
 
No doubt Now i knew that indians can neevr be trusted

after the Usama death and their response

India can never be a true friend of pakistan

and my hate toward india has touched the highest peak

My dear, you're getting emotional again.

Business is not run on emotions.
 
No doubt Now i knew that indians can neevr be trusted

after the Usama death and their response

India can never be a true friend of pakistan

and my hate toward india has touched the highest peak

India cannot afford to be emotional while doing business. We are not rich, we have to give employment to our own people.

You can sit in the highest peak and hate us, but

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