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

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

Published 127 days ago

WTO chief urges China to shift on trade surplus

WTO chief urges China to shift on trade surplus

Published 169 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)

Published 174 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.

Updated 422 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)

Updated 426 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)

Updated 431 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)

Published 438 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)

Updated 471 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)

Updated 485 days ago

China vows to hit back against US tariffs linked to fentanyl

China vows to hit back against US tariffs linked to fentanyl

Updated 516 days ago

Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO over US tariffs

Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO over US tariffs

Published 541 days ago

A self-harming stance on digital trade tariffs

India’s opposition to free trade in digital services is not completely new.

Published 815 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)

Published 872 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)

Published 878 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)

Published 881 days ago

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

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Published 885 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.

Published 1058 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)

Published 1114 days ago

Supporting plurilateral negotiations for multilateral trade liberalisation

World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Published 1206 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 .

Published 1507 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.

Published 1884 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".

Updated 1888 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.

Updated 1899 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.

Published 1912 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.

Published 1913 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.

Updated 1915 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.

Published 1917 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)

Updated 1917 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)

Updated 1918 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)

Updated 1918 days ago

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