India currently allows commercial cultivation of only transgenic cotton, a non-food farm item.Govt's stand is in sync with RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagaran Manch's opposition to the cultivation and import of GM farm products.
While American negotiators have made agricultural access a central demand, pressing India for a wider entry gate for U.S. farm goods, New Delhi is not blinking, especially on GM imports ... .
The deal includes a tariff structure where Indian goods entering the United States will face an average tariff of 11.5%, while U.S. goods entering India will face a 7% tariff ... .
As a trade storm brews across Asia, India is hoping to duck the full blow of America’s tariff blitz. But behind closed doors, negotiations are walking a tightrope and the stakes are massive ... .
New Delhi is deeply concerned about the US's insistence that India permit the import of genetically-modified (GM) products, which are widely controversial in India ... .
GM crops have increased agriculture's dependence on pesticides rather than reducing it, a study published in April 2025 found ... The study applies this idea to GM crops, which were claimed to reduce pesticide use, but in reality have made it skyrocket.