Niti Aayog has withdrawn a contentious discussion paper proposing trade reforms in India’s agricultural sector, following protests from farmers and political pressure. The document, which outlined a potential framework for liberalising farm trade with the United States, sparked widespread

India and the United States have made substantial progress toward a bilateral trade agreement, but key issues around agricultural imports threaten to derail finalization. Recent rounds of negotiations in New Delhi from June 5 to 10 highlighted significant tensions over market access for US-grown apples and genetically modified (GM) crops such as corn and soybeans. American