France seeks enforceable rules in India-EU FTA talksIn a move to strengthen economic ties, France is pushing for actionable measures to eliminate trade obstacles between India and the Europea...
02 May, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
India invokes WTO peace clause for FY25 rice subsidies for farmersIndia has once again utilized the World Trade Organisation peace clause. This is the seventh time the country has invoked this provision. I...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
WTO accepts request of India, Taipei to defer ICT import duty dispute ruling until Oct 2026India and Taiwan have secured a delay in a WTO ruling on India's import duties for certain IT products. The decision is now postponed until...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
WTO likely to release India's trade policy review report in JulyIn this regard, a team of officials from the WTO Secretariat was in New Delhi last week. In preparing its report, the Secretariat seeks the...
14 Apr, 2026, 06.56 PM IST
Sharp divide over e-commerce moratorium on customs duties in WTO: GTRIA significant rift has emerged at the WTO ministerial conference in Cameroon over the e-commerce moratorium on customs duties, with the US ...
28 Mar, 2026, 04.15 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
Taiwan takes India to WTO over duties on USB drivesTaiwan has launched a dispute at the World Trade Organisation to challenge India's duties on Taiwanese shipments of USB flash drives.
26 Sep, 2015, 04.31 PM IST
- WTO: 5 Gains for World Trade Organisation
The success of Bali Ministerial will reinvigorate the WTO and give impetus to multilateral trade talks; faster and more efficient trade.
09 Dec, 2013, 02.33 AM IST
Understand food security needs of developing nations: Industry body CIIIndustry body CII has urged developed nations to show more flexibility and understanding towards food security needs of developing economie...
04 Dec, 2013, 05.10 PM IST
- Liberalisation of world trade will have to wait
A deal to liberalise world trade will have to wait, as the US goes into election mode in 2012 and a new Chinese leadership expected to be a...
30 Dec, 2011, 06.28 AM IST
- WTO slams India's trade policy on food items
The World Trade Organisation has slammed India for its protective trade policy on food items that prevents exports.
15 Sep, 2011, 04.16 AM IST
- Philippines refuse to open up its services market to Indian professionals
The Philippines has refused to make any meaningful offer to open up its services market to Indian professionals.
17 Aug, 2011, 04.08 AM IST
- World Trade Organisation draft to be discussed on April 29
All 153 members countries will meet on April 29 to discuss how to move ahead on the basis of the drafts.
22 Apr, 2011, 07.04 AM IST
- China to appeal ruling on tyre exports to US
China said Tuesday it regretted the World Trade Organisation’s rejection of its complaint against punitive US tariffs on Chinese tyres and ...
15 Dec, 2010, 02.42 AM IST
- Time for IT to reinvent itself
BIG, bad, American, protectionist wolf is threatening India’s the three little information-technology pigs: software, other IT services and...
16 Sep, 2010, 12.00 AM IST
- China on WTO pact offer: Don't be 'too demanding'
The government procurement agreement (GPA) regulates trade in public-sector purchases.
06 Aug, 2010, 10.37 AM IST
- World trade to grow 10 percent in 2010: WTO
The World Trade Organisation expects global commerce to grow 10 percent this year, WTO head Pascal Lamy said here Friday, as the trade body...
23 Jul, 2010, 03.29 PM IST