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WTO members weigh options as India pushes food security link on Trade Facilitation Deal

Indian officials indicated that they would not be able to support the implementation of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) unless they see their concerns on food security addressed, according to multiple media reports. The news, coming just ahead of a key WTO meeting, has reignited old tensions among the global trade body’s members while leaving the next steps for the TFA unclear.