WTO MC13 ends without public stockholding, fish sops decisionThe 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi concluded without a decision on a permanent solution for...
02 Mar, 2024, 06.31 AM IST
New Delhi ready to negotiate hard on public stockholding of food and fisheries subsidies at Abu Dhabi WTO conference"Implementation of proposals in the WTO is challenging. The previous agreement to temporarily remove intellectual property rights on COVID-...
25 Feb, 2024, 08.13 AM IST
WTO talks on fisheries subsidies is as chaotic as a fish marketEfforts to move from a consensus-based decision making to a voting system at the WTO is not good for global fish trade.
03 Feb, 2024, 09.56 AM IST
India fully protected interests of farmers, fishermen at WTO meet: Piyush GoyalGoyal, who led the Indian delegation for the WTO talks, also said that the decisions taken in the conference will further strengthen the ro...
19 Jun, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
From green rooms to red carpet: How WTO members defied the odds and delivered at MC12Ranging from decisions to enhance global food security to a holistic pandemic response, the Geneva Package has served as a decisive victory...
19 Jun, 2022, 12.13 AM IST
What has the WTO ministerial conference achieved?Developing countries will be allowed to authorise the use of a patent for production and supply without the patent holder's consent for fiv...
18 Jun, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
12th WTO Ministerial Conference: E-commerce moratorium extended till 2025Goyal was speaking to the press after the conclusion of the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference on Friday.
17 Jun, 2022, 03.49 PM IST
WTO talks face deadlock over decision on patent waiver, fisheries subsidiesAccording to sources, India is taking global leadership on all the issues and it was at the centre of WTO negotiations. India put forth agg...
17 Jun, 2022, 06.57 AM IST
WTO ministerial conference outcome looks hazyWith the rich countries unduly pressuring India to accept the decisions on their terms and New Delhi not giving in, nothing substantial is ...
15 Jun, 2022, 12.14 AM IST
WTO agreement: Blocking subsidy to Indian fishermen to affect millions of fishers, their familiesIndia is not a major fishery subsidy provider unlike countries like China, the European Union (EU) and the US which provide an annual fishe...
13 Jun, 2022, 04.58 PM IST
View: Credibility of WTO rests on whether the more powerful member states can rise to the occasion in GenevaThe ministerial conference is the WTO's apex body, which has the authority to take decisions on all matters under any of the multilateral t...
06 Jun, 2022, 11.27 PM IST
WTO seeks fish, Covid-19 vaccine deals as Ukraine war ignites trade tensionsAgainst that backdrop, the ministers will seek to conclude 20 years of negotiations to reduce fishing subsidies, forge a deal on fairer sha...
03 Jun, 2022, 12.20 PM IST
What could the WTO ministerial conference achieve?WTO chief Okonjo-Iweala is holding private consultations with a group of key economies aiming for a response to the food crisis driven part...
03 Jun, 2022, 11.51 AM IST
China out of India’s proposal to protect small fishermen at WTO talksIndia’s proposal is significant as it provides a cushion from taking any commitments in fishing done in the territorial waters up to 12 nau...
08 Jul, 2020, 03.31 PM IST
US tightens two norms on import of shrimpsIndia’s seafood export rose 22% on year to $7.1 billion in 2017-18 with frozen shrimp and frozen fish being the prime items.
12 Sep, 2018, 06.40 AM IST
Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to India's stand at WTOThe mandate exercised and approach adopted at the conference was aimed at protecting India’s interests, priorities and concerns, the govern...
03 Jan, 2018, 05.46 PM IST
- Govt rejects WTO draft fisheries pact
India and Indonesia have rejected the draft agreement on regulating fisheries subsidies that was circulated by the chairman of the negotiat...
29 Apr, 2008, 01.22 AM IST