The Doha Development Round was launched in 2001 to further lower trade barriers and make trade rules fairer for developing countries. Key issues included agriculture, patents on medicines, and special treatment for developing countries. India's interests included expanding market access, fostering growth and reducing poverty, while guarding against non-trade issues in the WTO. Potential benefits included increased textile and clothing exports, but India also faced disadvantages like pressures from intellectual property rules and loss of policy space. Unresolved issues that could undermine development included inequalities, lack of safety nets, and inadequate capacity and subsidies for farmers in developing countries.

1. DOHA DEVELOPMENT ROUND Presented By : GaganPareek Harish Nath Sabyasachi Behura SandeepKumar.A. Vinay Chaudhary The idea of “pluralism” has its roots not just in western liberal thought but in Indian philosophy as well. AmartyaSen

3. Replaced the GATT with 153 member countries.

4. Represents 97 % of World trade.

5. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

7. Provides a framework for negotiating and formalizing trade agreements.

10. Committing all countries to negotiations opening agricultural and manufacturing markets, as well as trade-in-services (GATS) negotiations and expanded intellectual property regulation (TRIPS).

13. Resolve problems that developing countries are having in implementing current trade obligations.

14. Key Interests for ASEAN countries –

15. Greater market access for industrial goods.

16. Trade facilitation.

17. Anti dumping and subsidies.

18. Technical Co-operation.

19. Effective dispute settlement mechanismNovember 2001 — Minister Youssef Hussain Kamal of Qatar at the Fourth Ministerial Conference, Doha.

21. Binding and enforceable commitments

22. Transparency

24. General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)

27. Parties could not agree on the subjects for the negotiation (Impasse on contents.)

28. After agreeing to start a negotiation the parties take a long time to come to a mutually agreeable outcome. (Impasse as delay.)

29. Having agreed to start a negotiation, subsequently the parties appear unable to conclude the negotiation with an agreement. (Impasse as high expected failure to agree.)

31. Foster more rapid growth and poverty reduction.

32. Expand access to World Markets.

33. Voice in formulation of rules and Decision Making in the WTO.

35. The reduction in agricultural subsidies & barriers to export of agriculture products, agricultural exports from India also increased.

37. Introduction of product patents in India lead to hike in drug prices by the MNCs. Hence the poor were left with no generic option

38. Extension of intellectual property right to agriculture has negative effects on India and Indian research institutions

39. Application of TRIMs agreement undermines any plan or strategy of self reliant growth based on local technology.

40. Service sectors in India are backward compared to the service sectors in developed countries. Hence inclusion of trade in services is detrimental to the interest of India.

42. There must be an attempt to link the strategies of development to something more fundamental, the ends of economic and social development .

43. The international trade rules are underpinned by an insufficient appreciation of the adverse impact of rapid liberalization, if it does not pay adequate attention to the need to reduce asset and income inequalities.

45. Areas related to Agriculture-Market Access, Domestic Support, export Competition, Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights .

46. 40 to 50 % of support to the farmers in the form of Green Box subsidies.

47. Developed countries allowed to retain 80% of their subsidies while developing countries can subsidize their farmers not more than 10%.

49. What is ATC ?

50. What is TMB ?

51. What happened to ATC ?

52. Impact of ATC termination

55. WTO causes trampling of labor and human rights.

56. Privatization of Essential services.

57. Fuel issues.

58. Food issues.

59. Forest issues.