What is Indias strategy to achieve greater liberalisation in Movement of Natural Persons?
India is a proponent of liberalisation of trade in services through Mode 4. In order to promote the liberalisation of mode 4, India has submitted a proposal at the Special session of the Council for Trade in Services on “Liberalisation of Movement of Professionals” (S/CSS/W/12). The paper can be accessed at the Department of Commerce Website www.commin.nic.in [http://commin.nic.in/doc/ wtosn_papers.htm]. The salient features of the proposals are as follows : i) The Indian proposal notes that the developed member countries have taken limited commitments in Mode 4, which is of significant interest to developing countries.These commitments are further reduced in scope on account of various measures taken by developed member countries. ii) The Indian proposal suggests following strategy for improving trade in services through mode 4:- a. Economic Needs Test (ENT): In order to reduce the scope for discriminatory practices in use of ENT, multinational norms need to be established. b. Social
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