'We Can't Impose On India'
After the WTO breakdown at Cancun, the assistant US trade representative for South Asia was in New Delhi recently to discuss contentious issues.
After the failure of the WTO talks in Cancun, the US has been working hard to iron out the differences between the developed and developing nations. The reason assistant US trade representative for South Asia, E. Ashley Wills was in New Delhi—to discuss the contentious issues with Indian policymakers, including Union commerce minister Arun Jaitley. Excerpts from an interview with Alam Srinivas:
Post Cancun, do you think any immediate progress can be made in mid-December, when the wto general council meets in Geneva?
What are the specific issues where work needs to be done?
With the kind of stance taken at Cancun by the developed and the developing nations, do you see any window of opportunity, any common ground?
The US may agree on agriculture, but what's the thinking in Europe and Japan?
But what's your sense...
But the Singapore issues won't really prove to be bottlenecks?
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