India US trade deal: Exclude kashmir apple from deal says Mehbooba Mufti

India US trade deal: Exclude kashmir apple from deal says Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti urges exclusion of Kashmir apples from the India-U.S. trade deal to protect local horticulture and livelihoods.

Include 50 per cent import duty on apples: Mehbooba Mufti to Modi

Srinagar: Emphasising that the interim Indo-US trade deal would take a toll on the nation’s farmers and fruit growers, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday, February 20, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revisit the deal and implement a 50 per cent import duty on apples to protect Jammu and Kashmir’s horticulture industry. “The farmers of our country had certain safeguards before this Indo-US trade deal, but now those protections are gon…

India-US trade deal an attack on Apple and other farmers in Kashmir: Himachal CM Sukhvinder Sukhu

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has voiced concerns over the recent India-US trade deal. He believes it will adversely affect farmers across India, especially in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Apple, almond, and walnut growers are expected to face significant challenges.

Indo-US trade deal will have serious repercussions on J&K's horticulture sector: Mehbooba Mufti

Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday warned that the Indo-US trade deal would have serious repercussions for the horticulture sector of Jammu and Kashmir and the wider Indian agriculture economy. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Mehbooba Mufti said the proposed trade deal would erode safeguards traditionally available to farmers across the country, with potentially deeper repercussions f…