Resources
The PMA Information Resource Center has compiled the following links that contain more information on India:
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service links and information:
- U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service: 2007 Annual Exporter Guide, India:
(provides a wealth of information on exporting to India, including consumer trends, regulatory bodies, sanitary issues, etc, as prepared by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service) - 2003 World Fresh Fruit Market, USDA FAS (contains only a little info about India)
- FAS Country Profile: Passage to India: Horticultural and Tropical Products Division:
(am not sure of the year, this is post-1999; it’s likely from the early 2000s). - 2005 India Plant Quarantine Amendments
Database of Indian governmental institutions
Specific links to Indian government agencies
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE)
- Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
- Foreign Embassies and Consulates in India
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Ministry of Rural Development
- Plant Quarantine Organization of India is one of the food safety regulatory agencies in India.
- Ministry of Tourism:
Link to the CIA World Factbook
Other links and information
- Yahoo India
- Google News on India
- Currency - the currency of India is the Rupee. Use the free currency converter to compare to dollars, Great British Pounds, etc.
- Weather for India.
- Dialing Code - the international dialing code for India is +91.
- Time - India is +5.5 hours GMT.
History of India. - Background Notes on India.
- India Food Report; October 15, 2008
Trade Agreement Links
India has trade agreements (http://www.bilaterals.org/article.php3?id_article=5326) with the following countries and organizations:
- European Union (India-EU Strategic Partnership Joint Action Plan)
- United States (India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum Joint Statement)
- Singapore (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, India-Singapore)
- Gulf Cooperative Council (Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation,GCC-India)
- ASEAN (Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation, ASEAN-India)
- Thailand (Framework Agreement for Establishing Free Trade Area, India-Thailand)
- Chile (Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation with Chile)
- Nepal (India-Nepal Treaty of Trade)
- Bangladesh (India-Bangladesh Trade Agreement)
- Bhutan (
- Ceylon (Trade Agreement between India and Ceylon)
- Maldives (India-Maldives Trade Agreement)
- China (India-China Trade Agreement)
- Japan (Agreement on Commerce between India and Japan)
- Korea (India-Korea Trade Agreement)
- Mongolia (India-Mongolia Trade Agreement)
- Sri Lanka (India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement)
- Afghanistan (India-Afghanistan Preferential Trade Agreement)
- MERCOSUR (India-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement)
India’s current engagements in Regional Trade Agreements can be viewed here.