Tax vs Customs: Why MNCs face a growing valuation and compliance battleMNCs face rising conflict between tax and customs rules on related-party pricing, as India’s tighter digital scrutiny raises compliance ris...
20 May, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
Weaponised dependency: Chinese mercantilism is more damaging to global trade than Trump tariffsThe recent US-China summit saw improved engagement but little progress on global economic challenges. China's trade practices continue to i...
19 May, 2026, 11.57 PM IST
The crisis of multilateralism and the imperative of WTO reformThe World Trade Organization's role as a global commerce pillar is weakening. Imbalances and unfair practices are challenging its principle...
07 May, 2026, 11.16 PM IST
Finance Ministry caps outlay for schemes pending 16th Finance Commission approvalThe move was initiated after many ministries were not able to complete the mandatory appraisal of schemes by the March 31 deadline. The Cen...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.38 AM 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
WTO talks run overtime as Brazil, US clash on ecomm moratoriumWorld Trade Organization talks in Cameroon extended beyond deadlines. Negotiators from the US and Brazil debated agriculture and electronic...
30 Mar, 2026, 12.53 AM IST
India alone on IFD issue as it erodes WTO’s functional limits, Bangladesh joins pactIndia has taken a firm stance at the World Trade Organization. The nation chose not to join the Investment Facilitation for Development Agr...
29 Mar, 2026, 12.56 AM IST
WTO is relevant, necessary guardrails must in place before plurilaterals’ inclusion: IndiaIndia has said discussions on including plurilateral agreements within the World Trade Organization framework should move forward only with...
28 Mar, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
Turkiye lifts objection to IFD pact incorporationTurkiye has removed its objection to the China-led Investment Facilitation for Development agreement becoming a plurilateral pact within th...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
US seeks flexible pathway to include plurilateral pacts at WTOAhead of the WTO's 14th ministerial conference, the US proposed integrating plurilateral agreements flexibly. It also called for a reevalua...
24 Mar, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
India at the WTO: Why blocking plurilateral deals risks isolation in a fractured trade orderIndia's rigid stance at the WTO is hindering progress, alienating allies, and impacting its export aspirations. While pursuing bilateral FT...
19 Jan, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
WTO negotiations: India secures multilateral victory, upholds principles of fair tradeIndia, along with South Africa, achieved a significant breakthrough in World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations on domestic service regu...
28 Feb, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
India strongly objects to pushing talks on investment facilitation at WTOIndia has strongly objected to efforts of certain countries to push a proposal on investment facilitation at the WTO, saying the agenda fal...
22 Dec, 2023, 08.36 PM IST
WTO chief hopeful of good outcome at Geneva meet after India visitThe 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) will take place from November 30 to December 3, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. It was originally sched...
22 Oct, 2021, 10.46 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu appeals for common ground to strengthen WTOPrabhu said the meeting is happening at a time when WTO is facing multiple challenges including a deadlock which happened at Buenos Aires, ...
20 Mar, 2018, 03.27 PM IST
India blocked WTO ministerial declaration agreement in December: USThe four-day conference of the 164-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Argentina had ended without a ministerial declaration or any su...
01 Mar, 2018, 10.01 PM IST
India hardens stance in WTO; objects to agriculture draftNirmala Sitharaman said that there is still no consensus on anything with regard to agriculture issues and several countries are of the sim...
17 Dec, 2015, 09.36 PM IST