Doha talks deadlocked, says WTO chief

“...We know that for the moment the Doha Round is deadlocked,” Lamy said while launching the ‘Regional Trade Policy’ course in the prestigious Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) here.

On its part,India reiterated that the goal posts set in the negotiating Round cannot be altered.”Any dilution of the developmental dimension of the Doha agenda will not be acceptable at all,” Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said on the occasion.


Expressing confidence that the forthcoming WTO Ministerial Meeting in December would show a path forward, Lamy said, “Leadership is crucial because trade negotiations are governments’ actions and governing requires making choices, taking decisions and being ready to defend them at home...” India reiterated that the new goal posts cannot be set. India and other developing nations are defending their agricultural markets.