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                          Research and Information System (RIS) for the
                  Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries, New Delhi

                                   SAARC Network Seminar
                                                         on
                       World Trading System and South Asia:
                                      Post-Doha Challenges

                                                  23 July, 2002
                          Silver Oak I, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

                                                                             PROGRAMME


Morning Session
10.00–11.00

Chair: Shri S. T. Devare, Vice-Chairman, RIS, New Delhi
Observations by  Dr. V. R. Panchamukhi, Director General, RIS
Introduction of the Seminar Agenda: Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Dy. Director-General,
RIS
Special Address: Shri S. N. Menon, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry: Post-Doha Challenges: South Asian Concerns and The Road Map to Mexico

Discussion
11.00-11.30

Tea/Coffee
11.30–13.00

New Issues: Investment, Competition Policy and Environment
Dr V.S. Seshadri, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry: Competition Policy and Developing Countries
Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Deputy Director-General, RIS: Proposed Multilateral Framework on Investment and Developing Countries
Dr. Veena Jha, UNCTAD, New Delhi: Trade and Environment: The Doha Mandate
13.00 –14.00

Lunch
After-Lunch Session
14.00 – 17.30 Market Access: Agriculture, Industrial Products and Services
Chair: Professor Muchkund Dubey, President, Council for Social Development, New Delhi
Dr. Anwarul Hoda, former Deputy Director-General, WTO: Negotiations on Agriculture
Dr. Biswajit Dhar, Senior Fellow, RIS: Agreement on Agriculture and Market Access for South Asian Countries
Dr. Rajesh Mehta, Senior Fellow, RIS: Industrial Tariffs and Market Access
15.30 – 15.45 Tea/Coffee Break
Dr. Dushni Weerakoon, Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies, Colombo: Agreement on Textile and Clothing and Market Access: A Sri Lankan Perspective
Dr. Nephil Maskay, Deputy Director, Nepal Rashtra Bank, Kathmandu: Financial Services in WTO: A South Asian Perspective
Dr. Neela Mukherjee, Development Tracks, New Delhi: Market Access in GATS: Movement of Natural Persons
Dr. Sachin Cahturvedi, Research Associate, RIS: Environmental Standards and South Asia’s Exports
17.30

Concluding Observations