Economics
Dairy Farmers Stymie India’s Bilateral Trade Deal With U.S., EU
- Local industry against trade pacts with dairy-surplus nations
- Government seeks bilateral deals after exiting regional talks
Tens of millions of people, mostly small and marginal landless farmers, are engaged in milk production in the South Asian nation.
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India’s effort to wrap up bilateral trade deals with major economies after pulling out of a China-backed regional pact has hit a major stumbling block -- its dairy industry.