Over the last several months, Froman said the US has been working relentlessly to clear a path for the Trade Facilitation Agreement.

"The issue of food security is central to the pursuit of poverty eradication and must be treated with the same urgency as other issues."

India has asked WTO to amend norms for calculating agriculture subsidies to continue to procure foodgrains from farmers at minimum support ...

Azevêdo said there seems to be a clear interplay between concerns on the negotiations on public stock-holding and the implementation of the...

India essentially wants its food stocking programme to be left out of the agreement on agri that limits farm subsidies.

India's attempt to secure a more balanced deal is bandied as an "obstruction" by dominant trading interests for they have been unable to fo...

There was no consensus reached at the Tuesday meeting of group coordinators called by Azevedo, who warned that there were deep concerns.

It is by no means clear what will happen next, said a person present at the general council meeting, adding that the atmosphere was very te...

India is expected to raise its concerns over the slow progress on WTO's Bali agreement at the G-20 meeting of trade ministers in Sydney on ...

India has stated that the pace of implementation of the Bali decisions has been heavily skewed in favour of trade facilitation.

Bali package was an agreement on trade facilitation and had a peace clause, which will provide respite from punitive action on breaching th...

South Africa said programmes like food security should be allowed to continue as they were important for millions of deprived people and po...

India’s talking tough at WTO Bali to retain its right to provide food to the poor while EU wants India to substantially lower its tariffs.

Industry body CII has urged developed nations to show more flexibility and understanding towards food security needs of developing economie...

New Delhi will push hard for a permanent solution to farm subsidies’ safeguards during the extensive discussions at the four-day conference.

Anand Sharma also endorsed the G-33 proposal for food security and flexibility in their public stock holding operations for public distribu...

India today pitched for a "balanced package" for the least developed and developing countries in the WTO's forthcoming talks.