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In the run-up to the Ministerial Meeting of the
World Trade Organisation in December 2005, it is imperative to debate the options
that India could take to the negotiating table. Centad launches the ‘Hong Kong
Series of Papers' competition to enrich the debate and ensure a wider representation
of opinions within academia and civil society.
The competition for young
researchers concerns two key areas: - Agriculture
- Non-Agricultural
Market Access (NAMA)
Young trade researchers, economists, lawyers,
doctoral/post-doctoral students, below the age of 35 (as on June 10, 2005) are
invited to submit abstracts on either of the following two themes/topics:
- Subsidies in agriculture in the WTO and India
- Non-Tariff Barriers
(NTBs) in the WTO and India
The paper on agricultural subsidies could,
among other issues: - evaluate how agricultural subsidies in developed
countries have affected agriculture in India by depressing prices of agricultural
products in international markets
- analyse specific domestic and export
subsidy programmes in the EU and US, and existing proposals on cutting subsidy
support, and
- assess the nature of subsidy rules in the Agreement on Agriculture
(AoA) and the possible options available to India.
Similarly the
paper on NTBs could, among other issues: - analyse the existing NTBs
that are affecting market access opportunities for India
- evaluate the
methodology of dealing with NTBs in the ongoing NAMA negotiations, and
- look
at possible negotiating options available to India in the ongoing negotiations
on NTBs in NAMA.
How to submit abstracts The
abstracts: - should not exceed 300 words
- should be submitted
electronically (MS Word, Times Roman, font size: 12, double spaced) with a separate
sheet providing details about the researcher.
NOTE: The name
or coordinates of the researcher should not appear on the abstract sheet. A
team of experts will review the abstracts. Three abstracts on each theme/topic
will be selected. Researchers whose abstracts are selected will be required to
submit full papers. The best paper on each theme/topic will be published as Centad's
Hong Kong Series paper. Centad will pay Rs 15,000 to the researcher/s whose paper
is selected for publication. Important dates
- Last date to submit the abstract: June 10, 2005
- Selection of abstracts:
June 24, 2005
- Last date to submit the full and final paper: July 24,
2005
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