Passage: Being a member of the WTO, India is bound by the agreements that have been signed and ratified by its members, including itself. According to Article 6 of the Agriculture Agreement, providing minimum support prices for agricultural products is considered distorting and is subject to limits. The subsidy arising from 'minimal supports' cannot exceed 10 per cent of the value of agricultural production for developing countries. PDS in India entails minimum support prices and public stockholding of food grains. It is possible that, in some years, the subsidy to producers will exceed 10 per cent of the value of agricultural production.

What is the crucial message conveyed by the above passage?

Question

Passage: Being a member of the WTO, India is bound by the agreements that have been signed and ratified by its members, including itself. According to Article 6 of the Agriculture Agreement, providing minimum support prices for agricultural products is considered distorting and is subject to limits. The subsidy arising from 'minimal supports' cannot exceed 10 per cent of the value of agricultural production for developing countries. PDS in India entails minimum support prices and public stockholding of food grains. It is possible that, in some years, the subsidy to producers will exceed 10 per cent of the value of agricultural production.

What is the crucial message conveyed by the above passage?

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: For India, food security collides with trade. The passage highlights a conflict between India's domestic food security commitments and its international trade obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO). India's Public Distribution System (PDS) relies on Minimum Support Prices (MSP) and public stockholding of food grains. Under Article 6 of the WTO Agriculture Agreement, agricultural subsidies for developing countries are capped at 10 per cent of the production value. Because India's PDS subsidies may exceed this 10 per cent limit in certain years, India's sovereign food security measures run into conflict with international trade regulations. Thus, option C is the most precise crucial message. Option A is an action recommendation not directly advised by the passage. Option B is an extreme stance and not supported by the text. Option D, while factually true, is a general statement that fails to capture the core conflict between WTO rules and domestic policy presented in the passage.

What is the crucial message conveyed by the above passage?

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