No consensus on fish subsidies at WTO talksAt the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization, no consensus was reached on fisheries subsidies. India seeks special tr...
29 Feb, 2024, 08.13 PM IST
Developing nations need to ensure growth reaches women, MSMEs: WTO Deputy Director-General Xiangchen ZhangAt the ongoing WTO Public Forum in Geneva on Wednesday, WTO Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang said development goes beyond special an...
14 Sep, 2023, 01.17 AM IST
WTO’s draft outcome document silent on Doha AgendaThe draft, called unofficial room document, whose third revised text was issued after a green room meeting of around 30 members on June 9, ...
12 Jun, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
Unfair to link WTO reforms with S&DT, says Piyush GoyalHis statement comes ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), the highest decision-making body of the WTO, from November 30 to Decem...
19 Nov, 2021, 08.28 AM IST
Linking of WTO reforms by developed countries with S&DT unfair: GoyalDeveloping countries linking World Trade Organisation reforms with special and differential treatment (S&DT), being provided to poor and de...
18 Nov, 2021, 06.22 PM IST
India seeks fair WTO pact on fish subsidies, says limited S&DT inappropriate, unaffordable, unacceptableSpeaking strongly for the rights of developing countries at the ministerial meeting of the WTO on the crucial fisheries subsidy negotiation...
15 Jul, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
India may raise concerns on flexibilities to developing countries at key WTO meet on ThursdayWTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the chair of the negotiating group on rules Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia have asked t...
13 Jul, 2021, 07.15 PM IST
Special and differential treatment a right of developing nations, says Amina MohamedMohamed said the top three priorities at the WTO are to reignite the multilateral negotiations so that they are open, transparent and inclu...
17 Aug, 2020, 07.24 AM IST
India asks WTO members to constructively engage for permanent solution to food stockholdingAccording to statements delivered by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the WTO, Brajendra Navnit, at the meeting of Gener...
27 Jul, 2020, 09.56 PM IST
India calls US move on duty probe relaxation unfairIndia was delisted on account of it being a G-20 member and having a share of 0.5% or more of world trade.
10 Mar, 2020, 10.48 PM IST
WTO focus on trade benefits to developing nations at key meetSpecial and differential treatment for developing countries like India will figure prominently in the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 12th...
09 Mar, 2020, 06.44 AM IST
India seeks provisions to check harmful fishingThe push was made in the first of the six clusters of fish subsidy talks held last week at WTO, aimed at securing a global agreement on red...
24 Jan, 2020, 11.52 PM IST
WTO ministerial meet aims at re-energising multilateral trading system: IndiaAs part of reforms in the WTO, the US is arguing that countries which are doing well in terms of economic growth and prosperity should not ...
14 May, 2019, 04.28 PM IST
Questions raised on S&DT quite divisive: Suresh Prabhu“The crisis in the Appellate Body threatens to bring back power play to the multilateral trading system,” Prabhu said.
14 May, 2019, 07.10 AM IST
Use mini-ministerial to create support for revitalising WTO, FICCI tells governmentThe appellate body for the resolution of trade disputes will no longer have the required quorum of 3 members on December 10 unless new memb...
13 May, 2019, 09.12 PM IST
- Govt opposes curbs on fisheries subsidy at WTO
Govt has opposed the new multilateral rules on fishery suggested at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that could endanger the livelihood o...
10 Mar, 2008, 02.00 AM IST
- US, EU paper on agriculture seen as incomplete & partisan
The first week of the preparatory process of the WTO Cancun ministerial meet saw the heads of delegations (HOD) of member countries in both...
21 Aug, 2003, 07.58 AM IST