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| Case Code: CLIBE029 |
| Case Length: 3 pages |
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| Pub Date: 2005 |
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| Subject :Business Environment |
| Price:Rs.50 |
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Can India Make 'IT'? * |
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| The caselet explains the impending threats India faces on account of the WTO IT agreement and the steps the country needs to take to overcome the threats. |
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- Trade in information technology products.
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- Principles of Information Technology Agreement (ITA).
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| Introduction |
As in the case of the textiles and garments industry, the information technology (IT) and electronic hardware sectors are also inching towards a zero-tariff regime. The Information Technology Agreement (ITA) allows free import of 217 tariff lines covering 800 products post-2004 and India has some stiff challenges ahead in the non-tariff trade regime.
The ITA, a plurilateral agreement within the WTO, aims to expand world trade in information technology products, develop information-based industries and facilitate dynamic expansion of the world economy.
ITA also aims to expand and achieve complete freedom of trade in IT products...
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1. What are the impending threats India faces on account of the proposed WTO IT agreement?
2.What are the steps that India needs to take to overcome the difficulties arising from the WTO's Information Technology Agreement? |
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Zero-tariff regime, Information Technology Agreement (ITA), non-tariff trade regime, WTO, Singapore Ministerial Conference, GATT, Other duties and charges (ODCs)
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