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WTO Peace Clause and India's Food Security Programme

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The WTO Peace Clause, agreed at the 2013 Bali Ministerial Conference, is an interim arrangement that protects developing nations from trade disputes when their food-security stockholding programmes exceed the de minimis subsidy limit of 10% of production value set under the Agreement on Agriculture. India's MSP-based procurement programme for rice and wheat regularly breaches this ceiling. The clause has been renewed at successive Ministerials but a permanent solution remains unresolved, leaving India's food security programme technically vulnerable to WTO challenge.

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Q1. The WTO 'Peace Clause' related to public stockholding for food security purposes was first agreed upon at which Ministerial Conference?

ABali Ministerial Conference, 2013
BNairobi Ministerial Conference, 2015
CBuenos Aires Ministerial Conference, 2017
DDoha Ministerial Conference, 2001
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EconomyApplicationMedium

Q2. A WTO member country files a dispute against India at the WTO, arguing that India's MSP-based procurement of rice violates the Agreement on Agriculture because the subsidy exceeds permissible limits. Which of the following scenarios would make this dispute most likely to fail at the WTO?

AIndia demonstrates that its MSP procurement falls within the 10% de minimis limit set by the Agreement on Agriculture for developing countries.
BIndia invokes the Peace Clause, which protects qualifying food stockholding programmes from WTO dispute-settlement action even when the 10% de minimis limit is breached.
CIndia argues that MSP-based procurement is classified as a Green Box subsidy under the Agreement on Agriculture, which is fully exempt from reduction commitments.
DIndia demonstrates that the complaining country also provides agricultural subsidies exceeding WTO limits, invoking the principle of reciprocity in international trade law.
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Q3. Consider the following statements regarding the WTO Peace Clause and India's food security architecture: 1. The Peace Clause permanently exempts India's public stockholding programme from WTO dispute-settlement action, removing any legal uncertainty for the National Food Security Act. 2. The Agreement on Agriculture sets a 10% de minimis subsidy limit for developing countries, which India's MSP-based procurement of rice and wheat regularly exceeds. 3. The G33 coalition, which advocates for a permanent solution on public stockholding, is led by Indonesia and includes India among its members. 4. At MC13 held in Abu Dhabi in 2024, WTO members agreed on a permanent solution to the public stockholding issue, superseding the interim Peace Clause. How many of the above statements are correct?

AOnly one
BOnly two
COnly three
DAll four
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