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Jul 28, 2014
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DIPP secy takes on commerce min over FTAs
The wrangling within the commerce and industry ministry over the desirability of more free trade pacts has intensified.
Delivering a riposte to commerce secretary Rajeev Kher, who had argued for more FTAs and CEPAs, secretary in the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) Amitabh Kant last week told Kher that rather than signing more such pacts, the country should focus on implementation of the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP) and reap the country’s demographic dividend (60% of Indians are in working age group of 15-59 years).
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http://www.financialexpress.com
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