Australia’s decision to deny GI tag to Basmati rice could be result of Pakistani lobbying
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Australia’s decision to deny geographical indicator (GI) tag for Indian basmati rice after prosecution and hearing before a delegate of the Registrar of Trademarks could be a case of the authority’s ignorance and a result of intense lobbying by Pakistan, said people aware of the matter.
Pakistan is looking for a possibility of having a joint GI tag recognition of its basmati rice, but this is contrary to the convention since there have been no cases of cross-border GI tags for the same product, they said.
