Plurilaterals without guardrails can fragment trading system: ExpertsGlobal trade volumes are growing despite concerns about the WTO. Experts discussed reforming the WTO's rules and governance. They highlight...
02 May, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
WTO reform urgently needed; adapting global trade rules for today's realities, says Norway’s WTO AmbassadorNorway's WTO Ambassador highlights the urgent need for reform within the organization, acknowledging that while some aspects work, many rul...
27 Mar, 2026, 02.14 PM IST
WTO establishes panel on India-China dispute on PLIThe World Trade Organisation has agreed to form a dispute panel. China filed a case against India concerning its automotive and renewable e...
25 Feb, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
India calls for norms to fix default maximum pesticides residue limitIn a submission to the WTO last week, India said that stringent MRLs can be trade-restrictive and act as non-tariff barriers to internation...
26 Apr, 2024, 11.34 PM IST
India, four other countries voice concern at WTO dispute settlement reform proposalIndia, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, and South Africa have expressed concerns over a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) draft on dispute...
14 Feb, 2024, 11.31 PM IST
Looking at liberalising some restrictions on SEZ units: Piyush Goyal"We are looking at ways and means to liberalise some of these restrictions on SEZ units. It's under consideration...We are discussing it wi...
08 Nov, 2023, 05.10 PM IST
US at WTO: India allows GM cotton, mustard at home but blocks importsThe US has asked India to revoke approval for routine cultivation of genetically modified cotton and the environmental release of GM mustar...
20 Jul, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
US lawmakers seek litigation at WTO against India on wheat subsidyA group of 28 members of the US Congress, in a letter, said, "American commodity producers are operating at a clear disadvantage to their c...
21 Jan, 2022, 08.57 AM IST
China seeks WTO okay for USD 2.4 billion tariffs on US goodsThe move comes as the world's two largest economies continue to seek a deal to resolve a trade war that has seen billions of dollars in tit...
21 Oct, 2019, 09.03 PM IST
MEA stepped up efforts to address trade related issues of textiles industry: Smriti IraniWhile addressing a CII conference here, the minister said the domestic market also holds enormous potential for textiles industry.
13 Dec, 2018, 05.23 PM IST
India may move WTO if US denies preferential treatment to exportsUS GSP trade programme aims at promoting economic growth in developing world by allowing duty-free entry to select goods.
15 Apr, 2018, 11.27 PM IST
'H1B visa row in WTO may lead to trade retaliation against US'CRS has warned lawmakers that in such a scenario compliance procedures could subject the US to WTO-authorised trade retaliation if Congress...
13 Dec, 2016, 02.40 PM 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
United States’ 1999 assurance to WTO may help India’s IPR caseUSTR is reviewing whether India’s IP regime has deteriorated enough to warrant a downgrade in its status to ‘Priority Foreign Country’ list
25 Apr, 2014, 04.14 AM IST
- India protests against US trade barriers at WTO
India at World Trade Organisation (WTO) today protested against escalating tariff and non-tariff barriers imposed by the US on Indian goods...
29 Sep, 2010, 08.19 PM IST
- 'India's WTO compliance threatens AIDS drugs'
A protest erupted at a global AIDS conference Tuesday over India's compliance with WTO drug patent rules which critics charge could leave t...
16 Aug, 2006, 08.50 AM IST
- 'IPR may be enhanced at the cost of public interest'
The draft of the Substantive Patent Law Treaty (SPLT) moved by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) proposes to curtail gove...
02 Jun, 2003, 02.55 AM IST