US and India agree mango trade deal
By Amy Yee in New Delhi
Saturday, April 28, 2007

美印結束17年芒果貿易爭端

英國《金融時報》艾米•葉(Amy Yee)新德里報道

2007年4月28日 星期六

In a symbolic move to boost low levels of Indo-US bilateral trade, the first batch of Indian mangoes are due to arrive in the US this weekend, ending a 17-year old trade dispute between the two countries.
首批印度芒果將于本周末運抵美國，從而結束兩國在芒果進口問題上長達17年之久的貿易爭端。這項具有象征意義的舉措，旨在促進兩國之間目前處于較低水平的雙邊貿易。

After months of negotiations, the US has agreed to import Indian mangoes for the first time after clearing concerns about insect importation.
經過數月的談判，在消除印度芒果可能攜帶昆蟲的擔憂之后，美國首次同意進口印度芒果。

In exchange for mangoes, India is considering relaxing restrictions to allow the import of the Harley-Davidson motorcycles, currently barred from India because of emissions standards and high taxes.
作為出口芒果的交換條件，印度正考慮放寬限制，允許進口哈雷-戴維森(Harley-Davidson)摩托車。目前，印度利用排放標準和高稅收等手段，禁止該品牌摩托車的進口。

This mango-for-motorcycles diplomacy reflects efforts to double bilateral trade between India and the US within the next three years from about $30bn currently. By comparison, trade between the US and China amounts to about $350bn.
這一“芒果換摩托車”的外交策略反映出，印度與美國試圖在未來3年內將雙邊貿易額提高一倍。目前，印度與美國的貿易額約為300億美元，而美國與中國的貿易額約為3500億美元。