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US pauses financial contributions to WTO, trade sources sayThe United States has halted contributions to the World Trade Organization as part of a review of federal spending. The U.S. has already ca...
A step towards inclusive global governance: South Africa’s G20 PresidencySouth Africa's 2025 G20 presidency will prioritise Africa's role in global governance, focusing on equitable and sustainable growth. High C...
International community fails to provide adequate funding for climate & biodiversity: Indian trade policy expert Pradeep MehtaAt CUTS International's 40th anniversary, trade policy expert Pradeep Mehta criticized unilateral trade and environmental measures while hi...
Rising heat can put 4.5% of India’s GDP at risk by 2030. What does it mean for trade and logistics?Trade and logistics is expected to face a significant hit in the face of extreme weather events being witnessed the world over. Building th...
View: The new TRIPS “waiver” solution is misguided18 months of negotiations have led to Members merely clarifying flexibilities that already exist and making some of these more burdensome t...
Don't slip into the lazy analogy of referring Quad as Asian NATO: JaishankarJaishankar dismissed the notion that the four-member grouping is an Asian-NATO as "completely misleading term" and said "there are interest...
Escape clause to avoid disputes in pandemic, global response system with other agencies key: India to WTONew Delhi has also said that the WTO, along with other international organisations, needs to put in place a pandemic response system, that ...
UNCTAD supports India, South Africa proposal to waive off global IP provisions“This waiver will ensure that intellectual property rights do not restrict rapid scaling up of manufacturing and do not hinder an equitable...
India implemented several measures to facilitate trade during 2015-20: WTO"During the period under review, India implemented several measures to facilitate trade, such as a reduction in the number of documents req...
India asks for details on work curbs, patent applications from developed nationsThe US, EU and Canada are estimated give $160 billion of trade-distorting farm subsidies annually to products including cotton, wool and to...
COAI says 100% domestic sourcing rules must only apply to govt telecom gear procurementsThe COAI has also urged DoT to define “local value addition” in consultation with the DeitY in the context of telecom gear classed security...
WTO members not obliged to grant patents for ‘discoveries’WTO’s TRIPS Agreement replaced the much more flexible national treatment principle with regard to IP rights under the Paris Convention with...