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A Serendipitous Civil Service Career

Every twist and turn in KMC's civil service career is attributed to serendipity, an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. He plays down his capabilities, which took him to the top of the civil service as the Cabinet Secretary or his misfortune in losing a daughter in her prime and suggests that his career was indeed serendipitous, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.

Doha talks: The devil's in the draft

Over the last 10 days, negotiators have burnt the midnight oil to study the revised draft modalities (parameters) issued by the chairs of the negotiating bodies for Doha agriculture and industrial products. After all, these parameters, which are essentially figures and textual language, will ultimately become commitments depending upon the final agreement among the 151 members of the WTO.

Textile export: Are we missing the bus?

Textile exports this year are now slotted to reach $23 billion, down from the original target of $25 billion. Last year's target was missed too, by a couple of billion dollars.

US looks at India for textile needs

Trade blocs in vogue: IEG

Japan not to commit on tariff cuts

India's WTO battle: The twists ahead

Arvind Subramanian likely to be chief economic advisor

Noted economist Arvind Subramanian is favoured as the choice for the government's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA).

'Indian economy is in bad shape in terms of trade networks'

'India has not integrated into any major trade agreement'.

Bali decision ring-fences us completely: Anand Sharma

A visibly elated Sharma said the decision gave India complete protection even if it breached the food subsidy limit under WTO rules

Are India's tactics against the WTO pact sensible?

India is threatening to block the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s trade facilitation agreement (TFA) reached at Bali last year unless its agricultural policies are permanently excluded from multilateral scrutiny.

We aren't urging for a compromise, but a consensus on food security, says Anand Sharma

As Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma ruled out any possibility of a compromise, whispers were already being heard of a possible collapse of the talks.

Trade deals are victims of the global power shift

Every country is a free trader when it sees advantage, and a trade warrior when it does not, says T N Ninan.

Commerce minister sees hope for trade facilitation in WTO talks

Commerce minister makes strong case for food subsidy to poor.

'At the UN, there were times I wished India had a stronger government'

'Under Narendra Modi's leadership, we will be able to regain our rightful place in the community of nations,' veteran diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri, who joined the BJP on January 2, tells Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.

'At the UN, there were times I wished India had a stronger government'