'Unhinged' or savvy? Meet Li Chenggang, who leads China's trade talks with the USLi Chenggang, a key Chinese trade negotiator, is a smart and pragmatic diplomat. He has played a crucial role in U.S.-China trade talks. Li...
12 Jan, 2026, 06.06 AM IST
WTO chair rules out reform deal at next major meeting, document showsWTO reform talks are progressing, but a comprehensive deal is unlikely at the March 2026 meeting. The US is frustrated by the consensus rul...
17 Dec, 2025, 05.40 PM IST
India seeks strong WTO subsidy rules for high seas fishingAt the World Trade Organization, India advocated for stricter regulations on fishing subsidies, highlighting the disparity between its mode...
15 Dec, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
Boston and Los Angeles get new Indian Consulates: Here's the full list of Indian missions abroadPrime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the opening of two new Indian consulates in Boston and Los Angeles. This expansion aims to impro...
23 Sep, 2024, 01.56 PM IST
Driving in the FTA Lane: India is in talks with 50 nations, but how many pacts will it sign in 2024?India is actively engaged in ongoing FTA negotiations with multiple countries and blocs, including Oman, the UK, the EU, Canada, and variou...
04 Feb, 2024, 12.08 AM IST
China, US spar at WTO meeting over disputesThe WTO has made important rulings against the United States in recent weeks, including the metals ruling involving China.
28 Jan, 2023, 10.34 AM IST
WTO chief rebukes countries over stalled fishing negotiationsThe WTO broke a multi-year deal-making drought in June by clinching a series of agreements at a major trade conference in Geneva in June, i...
20 Dec, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
TRIPS waiver for COVID-19: WTO chief urges proponents to submit revised proposal soon to start talksThe agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights or TRIPS came into effect in January 1995. It is a multilateral agre...
07 May, 2021, 05.51 PM IST
India braces for fresh battle at WTO ministerial meetingPrime Minister Narendra Modi met top government officials and key ministers earlier this week to brainstorm for the ministerial meeting.
24 Oct, 2015, 10.51 AM IST
India offers to waive off visa fees to LDCs at WTO meetAmong major concessions and offers, India proposed to waive off visa fees for applicants applying for Indian business or employment from LD...
08 Feb, 2015, 02.07 PM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
- 'Political intervention needed at Bali to resolve WTO issues'
Key negotiators of WTO member-countries, including India and the US, have pitched for political intervention for a positive outcome at the ...
07 May, 2013, 09.28 PM IST
- Doha talks: Insufficient progress in agriculture negotiations
The agriculture committee negotiating the Doha Round met on March 10 in an informal session to assess the situation and decide on the futur...
12 Mar, 2008, 12.10 AM IST
- How various ways of protectionism work
By trying to legitimise the dubious ‘zeroing’ principle of dumping cases, the US has again shown its protectionist face.
21 Dec, 2007, 01.21 AM IST
- US dumping duty maths fails WTO test
India and 15 other nations have joined forces to defeat an attempt by World Trade Organization’s committee on rules to legitimise a process...
18 Dec, 2007, 03.08 AM IST