India, Pak join hands at WTO against attempt for facilitator-led farm talks

India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have come together to demand that concerns over support for public stockholding of foodgrains – an issue critical for procurement – along with special safeguard measures to check surge in import of agricultural products be addressed in the Geneva-based trade body’s committee on agriculture instead of focusing on all issues through a “facilitator-driven” approach, being pushed by the WTO secretariat. Read More