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WTO convenes key meeting of trade ministers on July 15 on fisheries subsidies

WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies were launched in 2001 at Doha, with a mandate to clarify and improve existing WTO…

June 13, 2021 1:11 pm

WTO members should start text-based talks on patent waiver proposal: India

A proposal was submitted by 62 co-sponsors — including India, South Africa, and Indonesia — seeking patent waivers to manufacture…

June 1, 2021 4:35 pm

Defying the Covid-19 pandemic: Buoyant exports of ‘core’ products signal trade edge

India’s exports of ‘core’ products, or goods excluding petroleum and gems & jewellery, have accelerated at a quicker pace than…

Updated: April 5, 2021 2:14 am

COVID-19 Pandemic Could Cause Deepest 'Economic Recession', Global Trade to Plunge upto 32 percent in 2020, Says WTO

दुनिया को भीषण मंदी में झोंक सकता है कोरोना वायरस, वैश्विक व्यापार 2020 में गिर सकता है एक तिहाई

यह मंदी ऐसी होगी जिसे अब तक हमने न सुना है और न पढ़ा है.

Updated: April 8, 2020 8:37 pm

Japan may seek WTO help to resolve India steel tariff dispute

Japan said it may ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to help resolve a dispute related to India’s “safeguard” tariffs…

June 8, 2016 7:33 pm

Access to medicines: India’s strides since independence

Leena Menghaney, Regional Head, MSF Access Campaign, South Asia, in this article, explores milestones in policies that have had an…

Updated: January 19, 2016 5:07 pm

Access to medicines: India’s strides since independence

Leena Menghaney, Regional Head, MSF Access Campaign, South Asia, in this article, explores milestones in policies that have had an…

January 10, 2016 6:06 pm

Cabinet to decide soon on WTO pact

The commerce ministry is finalising a draft note on the trade facilitation agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Organization and…

Updated: January 4, 2016 1:40 am

Nirmala Sitharama allays fears over WTO talks

‘The Nairobi ministerial declaration acknowledges that members have different views on how to address the future of the Doha Round…

Updated: December 23, 2015 12:14 am

WTO ministerial outcome: Analysts slam govt

India got “nothing” at the recently-concluded ministerial of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Nairobi and all contentious issues, including…

December 22, 2015 2:24 am

WTO commits to end farm export subsidies: Azevêdo

Azevêdo acknowledged ‘persistent and fundamental divisions on our negotiating agenda’ and said members of the multilateral body ‘have to face…

December 21, 2015 2:16 am

India disappointed over non-reaffirmation of Doha round at Nairobi WTO ministerial

India on Saturday expressed “disappointment” over the lack of a unanimity in re-affirming to conclude the 2001 Doha Development Agenda…

Updated: December 20, 2015 1:03 am

WTO members in agreement on $1.3-trillion IT trade deal

As many as 53 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have agreed in Nairobi to a seven-year time frame…

December 18, 2015 1:12 am

Column: India must protect its agricultural support

It needs to get ERPs updated and purchases from poor farmers excluded from product-specific subsidy maths.

December 16, 2015 12:58 am

WTO: India to seek permanent solution to food security issue

The three-day ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Nairobi, starting on Tuesday, could see some stormy sessions,…

December 15, 2015 1:17 am

The 10th WTO Ministerial Conference: Multilateralism in retreat

Securing a political mandate for making fresh efforts to conclude the Doha Round of negotiations must be the main objective…

December 15, 2015 12:40 am

Trade liberalisation: Commerce min prefers multilateral pacts

Many of the extant free trade agreements have been skewed in favour of the partner countries

September 5, 2015 2:30 am

WTO rules against India in solar dispute with US: Report

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against India in a dispute with the United States over its solar power…

August 27, 2015 9:34 am

49 WTO members agree on ‘landmark’ trade deal on slashing tech tariffs

Major trade powers have reached a deal to cut tariffs on around 200 technology products, a decision that could pave…

July 24, 2015 10:11 pm

Column: Indo-US trade ties – Obama needs to walk the talk

Despite the Modi-Obama bonhomie, there are areas like solar technology and ITeS where India and the US differ

Updated: February 5, 2015 3:38 am

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India textile export subsidy under WTO scanner; end sops soon, says US

At a time when the textiles sector is reeling under liquidity crunch and poor demand, export subsidies for textiles and…

Updated: January 3, 2015 9:59 am

After WTO patch-up, India & US to deepen ties

In signs that India and the US are becoming more amenable to each other’s concerns on the trade…

November 25, 2014 2:03 am

End to Bali impasse in sight at G-20

Centre hopeful WTO members will accept solution to tangle over food security

November 12, 2014 12:44 am

PMO meets commerce ministry, plans a WTO ‘peace clause’ proposal

The Prime Minister’s Office on Monday held a meeting with the commerce ministry on World Trade Organisation…

November 4, 2014 3:18 pm

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