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National Foreign Trade Policy of India
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Context
Amongst its many achievements, the GRANITE Project is expected to be a significant step
towards mainstreaming international trade into the process of development in India and viceversa
– that is to mainstream development into international trade. The first phase of the
Project was implemented in eight states in 2005-06 and its main goal was to develop the
capacity of local CSOs for dealing with issues of globalisation and economic liberalisation
impacting India. In this regard, outreach meetings and other tools for sensitisation and
advocacy have proved very useful to ascertain as well as challenge the prevalent perceptions
about globalisation and related issues. Some of the outcomes of Phase 1 of the Project were
as follows:
• Eight CSOs (the GRANITE partners) have demonstrated an excellent capacity for
analysis, articulation and advocacy on emerging and relevant issues related to
globalisation and international trade.
• The Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of
India has formed the Inter-State Trade Council, which is in line with one of the
advocacy goals of the GRANITE Project – that is more involvement of State
Governments in the process of trade policy-making.
The Event
The National Conference, to be held on 1-2 July 2008 in New Delhi, is to discuss the
following specific themes:
• Taking stock of the impact of the National Foreign Trade Policy of India 2004-09,
and the extent to which it has been implemented, especially in the context of Trade
Sustainability Impact Assessment in respect of economic, social and environmental
sustainability
• To present a case for why civil society’s involvement at the national and state level is
required while formulating and implementing this Policy