Coalition of willing needs to emerge to prevent WTO from sinking: ExpertsExperts at a CUTS International webinar emphasized the urgent need to prevent the WTO's collapse through collaborative efforts from diverse...
01 Aug, 2025, 10.58 PM IST
India seeks measures to tackle trade distortionsIndia has urged action against trade distortions from non-market economies and non-tariff barriers, emphasizing the need for a robust WTO d...
05 Jun, 2025, 05.11 AM IST
India calls for WTO action on non-tariff barriers, ensuring strong dispute resolution mechanismIndia urged WTO members to address non-tariff barriers and trade distortions from non-market economies, emphasizing the need for a robust d...
04 Jun, 2025, 10.45 AM IST
EU pressures India to drop duty on some ICT productsThe EU is pressuring India to remove import duties on certain ICT products, utilising its Enforcement Regulation due to a stalled WTO dispu...
14 Dec, 2024, 07.01 AM IST
Why reforming the WTO dispute settlement mechanism is imperativeThe 13th Ministerial Conference of WTO in Abu Dhabi renewed commitment to a well-functioning Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM) by 2024, cr...
25 May, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
WTO MC13: It's time for India to move beyond Abu Dhabi and should engage in interest-based negotiationsThe recently concluded WTO MC13 in Abu Dhabi was saved from collapse thanks to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Piyush Goyal. Issues such as non-tra...
04 Mar, 2024, 11.14 PM IST
India moots 3-pt plan to fully revive dispute settlement bodyIndia emphasizes restoring the appellate body as the top priority in the WTO dispute settlement system reform. New Delhi proposes a three-p...
29 Feb, 2024, 12.59 AM IST
Members committed to fully functioning dispute settlement system by 2024: WTO deputy DG Angela Ellard"The resolution of the US-India disputes is a very welcome development. I think the dispute settlement mechanism here in the WTO created a ...
18 Sep, 2023, 03.59 PM IST
EU moots investment court to settle investor- state disputesEU commissioner for trade Valdis Dombrovskis also indicated the two sides may resolve their outstanding dispute. The two are involved in a ...
25 Aug, 2023, 12.17 AM IST
Japan asks India to rescind plan to appeal ICT ruling at WTOJapan has asked India to withdraw its appeal to the World Trade Organization's (WTO) ruling against New Delhi's tariff on technology goods....
31 May, 2023, 12.36 AM IST
India readies detailed WTO appeal, rejects EU’s offer on ICT disputeOfficials said that New Delhi has also rejected the EU’s offer to resolve the issue through a Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrang...
18 Apr, 2023, 11.36 PM IST
Want India's help to build consensus, conclude key deals: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO DGThe WTO is revising its trade forecast based on improved global economic prospects cited by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ngozi Ok...
07 Mar, 2023, 12.31 PM IST
Back to the drawing board: WTO reform requires a reassessment of its fundamentalsUsing the momentum garnered at MC12, the WTO must urgently deliver on institutional reforms. By going back to the drawing board, Members mu...
20 Jul, 2022, 10.32 PM IST
'WTO can be changed through change in culture rather than rules'The programme, titled “Future of the WTO or WTO of the Future?” and the second of a series following the recently concluded 12th Ministeria...
14 Jul, 2022, 08.11 PM IST
View: WTO must emphasise that it is not just about free trade but also about fair tradeAs India prepares to take over the leadership of G20 this November, this is a good sign, especially as India's negotiations were led by com...
22 Jun, 2022, 11.48 PM IST
European Union, China propose interim dispute settlement systemThe Multi-party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA), set up under Article 25 of the Dispute Settlement Undertaking, offers arbitr...
30 Mar, 2020, 11.04 AM IST