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High import duties; resisting pressure to open agricultural sector important to ensure India’s food security: GTRI

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Maintaining high import duties on sensitive agricultural commodities like rice and resisting pressure to open up the domestic sector to low tariffs will be crucial for preserving India’s self-sufficiency and ensuring food security for its population, a report said on January 1. Economic think tank GTRI (Global Trade Research Initiative) in its report said that…

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India’s rise unstoppable, to become 3rd largest economy by turn of decade: Dhankhar

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar. File | Photo Credit: ANI Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said India is a rising star in the global economy primarily due to agriculture and agri-based industry, and stressed that the country’s rise is “unstoppable”. Addressing the 61st convocation of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Mr. Dhankhar said: “In September 2022,…

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