India eyes preferential market access in US trade push, highlights strong growth position: Piyush GoyalIndia is actively pursuing preferential access and the best possible trade deal with the United States. Union Minister Piyush Goyal highlig...
02 Apr, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
US 'in arrears' at the WTOThe United States has not paid its 2024 dues to the World Trade Organization and is now in 'arrears', impacting the WTO's operational capac...
28 Mar, 2025, 10.42 PM IST
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...
28 Mar, 2025, 06.36 AM IST
Fork in the Road: India at the World Trade Organisation’s Twelfth Ministerial ConferenceFor India, this is the first Ministerial Conference since the introduction of numerous important changes in her defence, foreign and econom...
12 Jun, 2022, 04.23 PM IST
WTO’s draft outcome document silent on Doha AgendaThe draft, called unofficial room document, whose third revised text was issued after a green room meeting of around 30 members on June 9, ...
12 Jun, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
View: Arriving at an equitable response to the pandemicThe Doha Declaration on TRIPS and public health clarified pre-existing flexibilities in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellect...
10 Dec, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
View: The present format of WTO negotiations may push India's MSMEs to a cornerIn principle, the proposal on the table suggests that a large firm, say, with a ₹900 crore turnover, and another with, say, less than a ₹1 ...
15 Oct, 2021, 12.08 PM IST
India for early outcome of TRIPS waiver for Covid vaccine, food security at WTOAt the BRICS’ trade ministers’ meeting on Friday, he also emphasised on finding solution to the challenges of data protection and cyber sec...
04 Sep, 2021, 08.40 PM IST
India, 44 WTO members object to penalty plan for not notifying sopsUS, EU & Japan proposal also prohibits defaulters from presiding over WTO bodies.
21 Nov, 2018, 11.34 PM IST
SECI’s Manufacture-linked bids put off, for fourth timeIndia is dependent on China for 85% of its solar equipment and developers find it difficult to compete with Chinese solar panels without an...
12 Oct, 2018, 12.55 PM IST
Finance Ministry rejects Rs 20,000-crore plan for local solar equipment firmsThe domestic industry is concerned about rising imports of solar equipment, which rose 38 per cent to Rs 21,400 crore in 2016-17.
23 Jun, 2017, 10.05 AM IST
Facing pressure, India readies stance on new issues at WTOIndia has vehemently opposed the inclusion of new issues in the multilateral organisation unless the existing one related to food security ...
26 Dec, 2016, 01.20 AM IST
Western steel cos blame China for global overcapacity crisisSeveral leading western steel manufacturers today alleged that China is the predominant global contributor to the problem of overcapacity t...
05 Nov, 2015, 11.56 PM IST
WTO seals $1 trillion landmark trade deal in BaliThe World Trade Organization agreed to its first ever worldwide trade reform on Saturday after Cuba dropped a threat to veto the package of...
08 Dec, 2013, 09.50 AM IST
- Will Russia's entry strengthen the WTO?
Russia is by far the largest economy outside the WTO and its membership is welcome, overdue and likely to be just as significant.
29 Dec, 2011, 04.16 AM 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
- Trading ratings to help SMEs clinch export deals
Credit rating has made it easier for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to access bank finance.
05 Feb, 2007, 02.26 AM IST