* Counsellor, Development Division, World Trade Organization. The views expressed in this case study do not reflect those of the WTO or its members and are purely an expression of the author’s assessment of decision-making processes in India in the context of the agriculture negotiations. The study is based on a number of interviews that he carried out in July-Aug. 2004. The author wishes to thank all those people who agreed to be interviewed, without whose valuable inputs and insight this case study would not have been possible.