India stood alone to oppose IFD pact at WTO meet, won't join crowd just to look better: GoyalIndia stood alone at the WTO meeting in Cameroon, opposing a China-led Investment Facilitation for Development agreement. Commerce Minister...
02 Apr, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
WTO fails to reach consensus on key e-commerce moratorium, reformsThe WTO ministerial conference in Yaounde concluded without agreement on crucial trade issues. Key among these was the e-commerce import du...
30 Mar, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
WTO meet concludes; no consensus on extension of e-commerce duty moratoriumWTO talks: The talks at a WTO meeting in Cameroon were seeking to bridge differences over extending the e-commerce moratorium, and agree to...
30 Mar, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
What is the WTO ecommerce moratorium: Everything you need to knowThe ecommerce moratorium is a global agreement among World Trade Organisation members which bans customs duties being applied to electronic...
28 Mar, 2026, 07.04 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 meeting: India objects to agri timelines in draft text for permanent solutionA revised text on agriculture circulated in the afternoon offered two options either adopting a permanent solution at the MC13 or members i...
02 Mar, 2024, 12.04 AM IST
Back to the drawing board: WTO reform requires a reassessment of its fundamentalsUsing the momentum garnered at MC12, the WTO must urgently deliver on institutional reforms. By going back to the drawing board, Members mu...
20 Jul, 2022, 10.32 PM IST
'WTO can be changed through change in culture rather than rules'The programme, titled “Future of the WTO or WTO of the Future?” and the second of a series following the recently concluded 12th Ministeria...
14 Jul, 2022, 08.11 PM IST
No consensus at WTO ministerial yet, Heads of Delegation meeting cancelled last nightThe world “cancelled” was written in red letters, the sources said. The HoD meeting scheduled to be held at the WTO headquarters last night...
16 Jun, 2022, 11.55 AM IST
WTO's 12th ministerial conference to take place on June 12-15 in GenevaThe meet was originally scheduled to take place from November 30 to December 3 last year but was postponed in view of the outbreak of Omicr...
26 Apr, 2022, 07.44 PM IST
WTO ministerial: 50 nations to take up global trade issuesRepresentatives from 50 countries will be gathering in New Delhi on 19-20 March for an informal World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial ...
18 Mar, 2018, 03.58 PM IST
WTO talks on brink of collapse on food security issueWith the US not participating in the negotiation on the crucial issue, which the 11th ministerial is mandated to deliver, talks will collap...
13 Dec, 2017, 12.48 AM IST
WTO mini-ministerial: Trade ministers to meet in Oslo in OctIt will be a kind of WTO mini-ministerial meeting. About 20-22 trade ministers may attend the meeting.
03 Oct, 2016, 05.56 PM IST
If too much opening hits farmers, small biz, it will be a disservice: Nirmala SitharamanBefore leaving for WTO ministerial meeting, Commerce & industry minister spoke to TOI on India’s strategy in an exclusive interview.
15 Dec, 2015, 01.09 PM IST
India for fair outcome at WTO's Bali Ministerial meet: Anand SharmaIndia will remain fully engaged with all key stakeholders from developed and developing nations to find a fair and balanced outcome at WTO.
30 May, 2013, 07.01 PM IST
- India raises pitch against protectionism
Ahead of the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Geneva next week, India on Friday said protectionism by some countries need to be opposed and delay...
27 Nov, 2009, 08.45 PM IST
- Forward movement in WTO talks, crucial meet on July 21
The WTO Ministerial Meeting will be convened on July 21 in Geneva, signalling a forward movement in Doha talks, but India said it will not ...
26 Jun, 2008, 05.53 PM IST