India–US Trade Deal Tussle: Dairy’s “Non-Veg Milk” Sticking Point

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Negotiations on the India–US trade agreement have been complicated by cultural, regulatory and market concerns over U.S. dairy imports, with the contentious issue of so-called “non-veg milk” emerging as a symbolic bone of contention. In India’s trade discourse, “non-veg milk” refers to milk from cows fed animal-derived supplements such as meat meal, blood meal, tallow…