India refuses to back IFD Agreement at WTO MC14, cites concerns over WTO's foundational principles: Piyush GoyalIndia took a firm stance at the WTO Ministerial Conference. The nation rejected the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement. This...
29 Mar, 2026, 05.10 PM IST
India alone on IFD issue as it erodes WTO’s functional limits, Bangladesh joins pactIndia has taken a firm stance at the World Trade Organization. The nation chose not to join the Investment Facilitation for Development Agr...
29 Mar, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
India opposes China-led investment pact in WTOIndia has strongly opposed the China-led Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement. Minister Piyush Goyal stated its incorporation ...
28 Mar, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
WTO DG calls meeting with Piyush Goyal 'tough', discusses e-commerce moratorium & investmentWTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala described her meeting with India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as "very tough" amidst ongoing W...
28 Mar, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
Turkiye lifts objection to IFD pact incorporationTurkiye has removed its objection to the China-led Investment Facilitation for Development agreement becoming a plurilateral pact within th...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
India, 39 others raise concerns over China-led investment pact proposalMany nations are voicing concerns at the World Trade Organisation. A China-backed proposal for investment facilitation is facing opposition...
23 Mar, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
India to pitch for strengthening WTO at upcoming ministerial: OfficialsIndia will advocate for a stronger World Trade Organization at the upcoming ministerial conference in Cameroon. Discussions will focus on g...
19 Mar, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
5 key issues at upcoming WTO meet, India to play constructive role: OfficialThe World Trade Organization's ministerial conference is set to discuss key global trade issues. Topics include e-commerce, agriculture, fi...
19 Mar, 2026, 07.42 PM IST
India slams China-led investment plan at WTOIndia has raised concerns at the World Trade Organization regarding a China-led proposal for an investment facilitation agreement. New Delh...
11 Dec, 2025, 12.37 AM IST
US reciprocal tariffs: Donald Trump signs order granting exemptions to some goodsIndia’s exports of the newly-exempt 50-odd items amount to about $20 million annually. The products include highly specialised: nitrile com...
06 Sep, 2025, 11.52 PM IST
Trump's 25% blanket tariff without exemptions threatens $25 bn of Indian exports: GTRIStarting August 7, the USA will enforce a 25 percent tariff on all imports from India, a decision that could shake up India's export landsc...
01 Aug, 2025, 02.13 PM IST
India, South Africa block China-led investment facilitation pactIndia and South Africa's objection to China's investment facilitation initiative at the WTO affects developing countries including the Leas...
29 Feb, 2024, 12.52 AM IST
RCEP: India’s stance unchanged even as 15 others invite it as observer, keep door openThe 15 countries that have signed the RCEP agreement can start negotiations with India for joining the pact once New Delhi submits a writte...
16 Nov, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
Israel approves first West Bank settler homes since Gulf dealsThe approvals came less than a month after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements to normalise relations with Israel, which...
14 Oct, 2020, 05.54 PM IST
Russian ties can’t be wished away, India to tell PompeoWhile India will seek a waiver of United States’ sanctions on the $5.4-billion Russian S-400 Triumf anti-missile deal, the issue of long st...
26 Jun, 2019, 10.17 AM IST
- Govt shares outcome of Lima climate talks with Parliament
A week after conclusion of the Lima climate talks, India on Monday lamented that the rich nations have failed to deliver adequately on the ...
22 Dec, 2014, 10.34 PM IST
- Quo vadis India from Copenhagen?
The death knell for the Copenhagen climate change summit has been rung.
17 Nov, 2009, 03.41 AM IST