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114Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009keep in mind the situation that is prevailing today. In Hindi, we say, Sir,"ˆ»ÖüÖ “ÖÖê¸ü ÛúÖêŸÖ¾ÖÖ»Ö ÛúÖê ›üÖÑêü…"-MKS-TMV-SCH/2D/1.25(2›üß/üß‹´Ö¾Öß ¯Ö¸ü •ÖÖ¸üß)SHRI RAHUL BAJAJ (CONTD.): Climate change is very similar, exceptfor the last night announcement by the US which has to be studied.Similar is the case with the WTO. For years and, in fact, for decades,we in the developing world were preached the benefits of free trade.Now those very countries, and I talk especially of the US but it appliesto all developed countries, do not want to even practise fair trade, leavealone free trade. We will protect our farmers; we will give legitimateprotection to our industry, etc. But while negotiating, we recognise thatit is a question of give and take. Till now even under the Swiss formula,which was referred to -- you wouldn't go into those co-efficients thatthere are three alternatives depending on what kind of freedom that youwant -- I believe we have already given more than we should. Whetheryou can plough back some of them depends on the Minister. That isone of my questions. Will you be able to plough back? It is difficult. Iwant to emphasise that we from the Indian industry have already givenan MoU. It applies to the bound rates. But, as Mr. Arun Jaitely hasstated, first, we would like to know whether the reduction, whether thepercentage reduction, that India and developing countries will make ismuch more than what the US will make. We were higher, but we areno longer that higher. How many of our reduced bound rates will gobelow the applied rates?
115Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009Secondly, I believe that 30 per cent of our items, tariff lines, werenot bound. Now almost all the tariff lines will become bound. I wouldlike to know, through you, Sir, from the hon. Minister whether it is true.In any case, it is give and take. But they have been only taking.Before 1991, in the early nineties, Mr. Vice-Chairman, we had a closedeconomy. We had very high rates of import tariff. We, the Indianindustry, were shouting against that. But the condition has changed. Inany case, I would like to request the hon. Minister that he should notgive in. He should not give in at all on the sectoral zero duty situation.That is one. He should not give in -- I don't have time to go into thedetail -- on the remanufactured products. They are keen on that. Heshould not give in at all on the anti-concentration clause. Giving in onany of these factors will tremendously hurt India, the Indian economyand our development process. We are already under pressure atCopenhagen. But in these things he should not give in at all.Finally, they are very strong negotiators. I think, Mr. Natchiappan,mentioned it in a different context. Their businessmen met ourbusinessmen to negotiate with them in Geneva. When they talk, wedon't know who the businessman is and who the Governmentrepresentative is. They are one. Here you don't take our businessrepresentatives. Even if you take them, since the time of Mr. ArunJaitley, Mr. Kamal Nath and now Mr. Sharma, you keep them outside.You don't let them come in. So, this must be done for the Indianindustry, Indian farmers and the Indian economy to have interactionwithin India. They do discuss. But it is not enough. More interaction isrequired to see that we don't give in to the bullying tactics, especially, of
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