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    World Trade Organization News

    WTO reform talks face U.S.-India wall in Cameroon, diplomats say

    WTO reform talks face U.S.-India wall in Cameroon, diplomats say
    India News
    Published 151 days ago

    WTO chief urges China to shift on trade surplus

    WTO chief urges China to shift on trade surplus
    World News
    Published 192 days ago

    India-US trade deal and international law

    The larger normative question that developing countries face is whether to play ball with the US or champion the rules of trade multilateralism (AFP)
    Opinion
    Published 198 days ago

    WTO dispute remains amid US trade talks

    The deadline for India’s one-month notice to the US on the steel and aluminium issue ends on June 8, after which it would be free to retaliate.
    India News
    Updated 445 days ago

    India eyes retaliation as US rejects WTO notice

    The matter aggravated further as the Trump administration on May 30 doubled tariffs on the metals to 50% effective from June 4, citing national security. (REUTERS FILE)
    India News
    Updated 449 days ago

    India, US tariff dispute is a battle of principles

    India has now communicated to the WTO its intention to impose retaliatory measures via the “suspension of concessions and other obligations” in response to the US tariffs. (REUTERS)
    Opinion
    Updated 455 days ago

    The churn in global trade

    Tinkering at the margins, which is what tariff negotiations in bilateral trade deals represent, will do nothing to address the fundamental asymmetry in global value chains where most of the physical production is carried out by cheap labour in emerging markets even though the bulk of the profits of this work are harvested by companies located in advanced economies (AFP)
    Editorials
    Published 462 days ago

    Cost of Trump’s many trade wars

    This disruption should be seen as a global shock rather than some new zero-sum game to India’s advantage (Bloomberg)
    Editorials
    Updated 495 days ago

    Trump’s tariffs undermine the rules-based trade order

    Starting April 9, the US will violate Article I of the GATT by implementing individualised reciprocal tariffs (REUTERS)
    Opinion
    Updated 509 days ago

    China vows to hit back against US tariffs linked to fentanyl

    China vows to hit back against US tariffs linked to fentanyl
    World News
    Updated 539 days ago

    Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO over US tariffs

    Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO over US tariffs
    World News
    Published 564 days ago

    A self-harming stance on digital trade tariffs

    India’s opposition to free trade in digital services is not completely new.
    Opinion
    Published 838 days ago

    To save the WTO system, India must pick its fights

    Delegates attend the 13th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi of February 26, 2024. The world's trade ministers gathered in the UAE on February 26 for a high-level WTO meeting with no clear prospects for breakthroughs, amid geopolitical tensions and disagreements. (AFP)
    Opinion
    Published 896 days ago

    WTO is hanging on to life, but just barely

    Delegates attend the 13th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi of February 26, 2025. The world's trade ministers gathered in the UAE on February 26 for a high-level WTO meeting with no clear prospects for breakthroughs, amid geopolitical tensions and disagreements. (AFP)
    Opinion
    Published 901 days ago

    Need to reflect on WTO’s mandate

    Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and President of Comoros Azali Assoumani chat after signing the agreement for the Comoros accession to the WTO during the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi of February 26, 2024. The world's trade ministers gathered in the UAE on February 26 for a high-level WTO meeting with no clear prospects for breakthroughs, amid geopolitical tensions and disagreements. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
    Editorials
    Published 904 days ago

    India, US at loggerheads over WTO reform at Abu Dhabi talks

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    World News
    Published 908 days ago

    US, India agree to resolve last outstanding WTO dispute over poultry import

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets United States President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, in New Delhi on Friday.
    India News
    Published 1081 days ago

    Build three new pillars for robust India-US ties

    GE Aerospace signed a highly anticipated memorandum of understanding (MoU) with HAL during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US (Arindam Bagchi Twitter)
    Opinion
    Published 1138 days ago

    Supporting plurilateral negotiations for multilateral trade liberalisation

    World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland.
    Ht Insight
    Published 1229 days ago

    WTO approves package of trade deals, prompting cheers

    World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala delivers her speech during the closing session of a WTO Ministerial Conference .
    World News
    Published 1530 days ago

    EU resists patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines, submits three-part plan to WTO

    The EU contends that a waiver would not boost production and presented a three-part plan.
    World News
    Published 1908 days ago

    Chances of patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines seen as remote as WTO talks resume

    Due to the need for the WTO's 164 members to agree by consensus, any one country could block a lifting of the waiver, creating what one delegate called a "forever waiver".
    World News
    Updated 1912 days ago

    Develop vaccines against Covid-19 in Africa, Latin America: WTO

    WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says the world has the capacity to manufacture 5 billion vaccine doses overall but as the virus has spread “we require twice and three times that.
    World News
    Updated 1922 days ago

    Experts believe Covid-19 vaccine waiver won’t boost supply quickly. Here's why

    India has administered at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to less than 10 per cent of its population.
    World News
    Published 1936 days ago

    Germany rejects US proposal to waive patents on Covid-19 vaccines

    Germany said the main factors in vaccine production are capacity and quality standards, and not patents.
    World News
    Published 1937 days ago

    12 Republican lawmakers urge Biden admin to not support India's proposal at WTO

    Some Congressmen claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi pressed US President Joe Biden to support the waiver during a phone call in early May.
    World News
    Updated 1938 days ago

    Merchandise exports stay robust

    Merchandise exports rose at a record 197% to $30.21 billion in April, while merchandise imports increased 166% to $45.45 billion.
    Business
    Published 1940 days ago

    US hints at 'way forward' on TRIPS proposal moved by India, South Africa

    The Biden administration has been under mounting pressure from its own Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives and the Senate. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
    World News
    Updated 1940 days ago

    Democrat senators write to Biden supporting India's TRIPS waiver proposal

    TRIPS waiver will help all, 10 Democratic senators and 108 Congress members have written to US President Joe Biden. (PTI File photo)
    World News
    Updated 1941 days ago

    108 US Congress members urge Joe Biden to support TRIPS waiver

    Those who signed the letter include members of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party like Pramila Jayapal. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP, File)
    World News
    Updated 1941 days ago
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