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120Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009global economic crisis on all economies. Trade has been hit. In case ofIndia too, our exports started declining in October, 2008. While quicklyadd, to reassure Shri Moinul Hassan, the various interventions and themeasures which the Government took and the new Foreign Trade Policy,focussing primarily on labour-intensive sectors, have helped in arrestingthe steep fall and reversing the trend. While we were falling in thenegative, close to 40 per cent in May, the last month's figures were onlysix per cent. We have been able to drag it down to a single digit. Butit is true that the global trade has shrunk. The WTO projections, thehon. Member was right, are that the global trade will fall by 9 per cent,and the IMF feels, maybe, by 12 per cent. Therefore, it is important thatthe trade negotiations are taken forward, as enhanced engagement,economic engagement, will help all countries, whether developing ordeveloped.Sir, various issues have come up -- these have even been raisedby the hon. Members -- on agriculture, on NAMA and on the servicessector.(Continued by 2G)TDB/2G/1.40SHRI ANAND SHARMA (CONTD.): Sir, in agriculture, our position isvery clear. First of all, it is special and differential treatment. We aretalking of developing countries getting a special dispensation and forwhich, in addition to the concessions or dis-concessions which we have,there are three important things which I want to mention. One is, thespecial products. The special products in agriculture which thedeveloping countries will designate, this will be self-designated, where no