TS Vishwanath, principal adviser at APJ-SLG Law Offices, on National policy for Electronics comments......

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TS Vishwanath, principal adviser at APJ-SLG Law Offices, said the trade negotiations between India and the European Union (EU) with respect to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are heading towards a conclusion......

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A court in India, on Monday, January 16, said that websites, such as Google and Facebook, are liable for the content posted on their platform by users, as they benefit from the content. Joseph Pookkatt  referred to Supreme Court's judgement in the landmark case of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) where it was held that freedom of speech and expression includes right to impart and receive information which includes freedom to hold opinions, and pointed out that it would take much more than the threat of a Judge for India to go the China way.

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T S Vishwanath indicated that failure of the multilateral process would impact developing countries and would also hurt the credibility of an institution, the WTO.

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T.S Vishwanathan proposed that in December, members at Doha Round, to provide a package to the least developed countries prior to adopting a staggered approach to lower trade barriers around the world

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Seen from an industry perspective, the India- EU deal will be beneficial to both sides, according to T.S. Vishwanath, principal adviser, trade policy, at APJ-SLG Law Offices.  “India has signed several free-trade agreements. It cannot suddenly be far more ambitious,” Vishwanath said.

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The WTO dispute opens a larger debate on the changing dynamics of global trade in which developing countries, like China or India, are slowly looking at moving away from the model of exporting raw materials to the developed world to produce value-added products.

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APJ-SLG Law offices has been  placed in “Band One” for international trade among firms in India by Chambers and Partners , a leading UK based ranking agency for lawyers. APJ-SLG has been placed in Band 1 on international trade continuously since 2006 by Chambers and Partners.

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May 12 2011 T S Vishwanath report that focus in Doha Round was on Market Access and not on Development

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Apr 14 2011 T S Vishwanath discusses WIPO's effort to harmonise protection of industrial designs at all levels

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Feb 1, 2010 - APJ SLG Law Offices has prepared content for 'Investment Guide to India', a project of Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC).

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Jan 21, 2011 APJ-SLG Law Offices secured 8th rank at the League Tables published by Venture Intelligence in respect of the PE transactions advised by the Firm during the calendar year 2010


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July 26, 2010 - Chambers and Partners from UK has rated APJ-SLG Law Offices a band 1 firm in the area of International Trade for the fifth consecutive year.

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Indian industry needs to understand EU markets better to benefit from a potential bilateral free trade agreement, states TS Vishwanath in this article published in the Business Standard on March 17, 2011.

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T S Vishwanath, principal advisor, APJ-SLG Law Offices highlighted “These texts would make sense if they come out without many square brackets. It can then provide the much-needed momentum to complete the round at the earliest. India has been engaging positively in the negotiations and has shown tremendous leadership in moving the Round ahead. New texts should be fine for India as long as they reflect the interests of developing countries, as espoused by New Delhi during these negotiations”

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