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Why is India not agreeing to the WTO trade facilitation agreement India has made its stance clear that it will not easily give in to pressure from the Western world over trade protocols of the World Trade Organisation, as was also discussed during the talks in Bali in December 2013. India fears that agreeing to the trade facilitation agreement (TFA) could compromise its own food security. What is the TFA? The TFA aims to fast track any movement of goods among countries by cutting down bureaucratic obligations. The problem with TFA runs in a clause that says farm subsidies cannot be more than 10 percent of the value of agricultural production. If the cap is breached, other members can challenge it and also go on to impose trade sanctions on the country. The developing countries would have a problem with the solutions offered by the developed countries as without the subsidies the food security of the developing nations could be seriously harmed. India agreed to th...

It was during the 5 th  Century AD, that the Gupta Dynasty carrying forward the tradition of religious cave temples built the first permanent free-standing Hindu temple and marked an important epoch in the history of Indian Temple Architecture. In ancient India, temple architecture of high standard developed in almost all regions. It is notable that the temples were not designed only built as a platform for meeting the Gods and Goddesses but also as a ‘Devalaya’, meaning the dwelling place of the deity. Hindu Temple Architecture evolved gradually over centuries from rock-cut cave shrines to monolithic rathas and finally to hefty and ornate temples. The Khajuraho Temple complex is a series of beautifully built and decorated buildings in the Chattarpur region of Madhya Pradesh. The temple is famous for the Nagara Style architectural symbolism and the erotic sculptures. The various elements that form the basic structure of the Hindu temples are as follows: JAGATI  is a ...