» Political opposition to EU-India FTA gathers momentum
Online Publication Date:14 May 2013
Leaders of the main opposition parties in India came together recently in New Delhi to voice their opposition to the proposed Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) between India and the European Union. Read more...
» EU won’t get further access to government business
Online Publication Date:02 April 2012
India will not concede to EU’s demand that European companies be allowed to participate in procurements made by public sector enterprises in the country as part of a free trade agreement being negotiated. Read more...
'We are extremely concerned that attempts to restrict India's ability to produce such medicines quickly and cheaply will have tragic consequences for global health programmes worldwide.' Read more...
» Health of millions of poor people threatened
Online Publication Date:13 February 2012
Philippe Douste-Blazy and Denis Broun of the UN and UNITAID explain how the result of the debate will either be a win-win situation that will also benefit the poor or a lose-lose proposition that may kill them. Read more...
» 2,000 Rally in Streets of Delhi as EU-India Summit Starts
Online Publication Date:13 February 2012
'We have watched too many people die in places where we work because the medicines they need are too expensive. We cannot allow this trade deal to shut down the pharmacy of the developing world.' Read more...
» EU urged to avoid 'pressurising' India at summit
Online Publication Date:13 February 2012
A leading charity calls on the EU 'not to pressurise' India into agreeing new trade rules at a key summit in New Delhi
