Trade, the WTO and Energy Security Mapping the Linkages for India [Hardcover]

The linkages between WTO rules governing trade and energy security with a certain degree of focus on India are the main subject of this book. The edited volume brings together the views of academics, policymakers and experts with extensive experience covering WTO and international trade issues. The issues examined include mapping the linkages between trade and energy security in the WTO agreements, case law, accession and Doha negotiations; assessing the issues that could be raised by energy deficit or energy surplus countries at the WTO; analyzing the provisions of the ECT and NAFTA vis-?-vis the Indian policy framework and examining the trade regimes of selected OPEC members and other major suppliers of fossil fuels to India. While the Indian perspective is evident in the contributions, this book will also be of interest to an international audience, as trade, the WTO and energy security are global concerns and of relevance to all practitioners and academics working on these issues.Forward (by Prof. Abhijit Das).- Introduction.- Energy Security in the WTO Agreements and the Doha Negotiations - by James Nedumpara, Jindal?Global Law School.- GATT/WTO Accessions and Energy Security- by Sajal Mathur & Preeti Mann, Centre for WTO Studies, IIFT.- Trade & Energy Security: Legal Assessment of the Linkages & Implications for India- by R V Anuradha, Clarus Law Associates.- India, OPEC & an Agenda for Energy Security Negotiations at the WTO- by Atul Kaushik, Ministry of Law and Justice, GoI.

Sajal Mathur has been working as a Professor at the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, India and a Counsellor at the World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. This book was prepared while on special leave from the WTO. Professor Mathur has completed his studies in Economics from Delhi University (St. Stephens College), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and the London School of Economlƒ