EcoWatch: The conflict between free trade and food rights came to the fore again at the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations in September, when India did not back down from its stance that a permanent solution be found for food security issues before signing the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
The TFA is designed to push free trade further, with heavy losses to Indias food security. The U.S. had challenged India at the WTOs Bali Ministerial in 2013, on the ground that the Food Security Act...