Trump's tariff tactics may reshape global trade: analystsSince his inauguration on January 20, Trump has unveiled and paused blanket tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods over migration and illega...
11 Feb, 2025, 10.05 AM IST
It is now becoming clearer why India’s decision to stay out of RCEP was correctThe government’s decision to not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership had led to criticisms from several quarters. But the ...
18 Oct, 2024, 11.10 AM IST
Have high import tariffs helped India improve manufacturing & counter China?The government has successfully used tariff protection in some segments, but the policy needs a review if the country has to see improvemen...
23 Mar, 2024, 09.51 AM IST
Are free trade agreements benefiting India?India should focus on developing new trade strategies as the preferential FTA route has not benefited the country as expected.
23 Dec, 2023, 09.48 AM IST
India should reconsider import duty on capital and intermediate goodsNations such as Vietnam impose 47% less tariff than India at 9.6%. On the similar lines, Brazil and Mexico also have a lower tariff profile...
18 Jul, 2023, 04.41 PM IST
End of multilateral trade negotiations? Economic Survey sees a rising preference for bilateral trade dealsAccording to the Survey, the limited progress in the multilateral trade negotiations at the WTO is one of the reasons responsible for the i...
31 Jan, 2023, 02.07 PM 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
View: Indian exporters in need of export subsidy scheme to compete with global playersBased on a complaint by the US, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel has determined that India’s export subsidies are inconsistent with W...
06 Dec, 2019, 11.40 PM IST
Fresh headache for PM Modi, Piyush Goyal as Trump ends preferential trade treatment for IndiaThe announcement will provide a fresh set of challenges for Minister Goyal, who has to tackle slow export growth and headwinds from uncerta...
01 Jun, 2019, 11.38 AM IST
- Sourcing row in Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission
The Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission has come under harsh criticism from the US and EU owing to its policy which requires use of local conten...
31 Mar, 2012, 03.48 AM IST
- Tensions rise ahead of WTO meeting to nail Doha deal
Tensions were rising on Sunday a day ahead of a meeting of trade ministers from more than 30 countries to try to nail down a global trade a...
21 Jul, 2008, 01.44 AM IST
- Scene right for Doha deal this year: WTO
The head of the World Trade Organisation Pascal Lamy said in an interview today that the conditions were at last in place for a possible gl...
23 May, 2008, 04.26 PM IST
- Nath denies India taking a difficult stand in WTO talks
Nath said India, which started economic reforms 15 years ago, is now getting double the investments China got at that point of time.
22 Sep, 2007, 01.57 PM IST
- Will dairy be retail giants’ milch cow?
Entry of big private players could transform India’s dairy sector. But they will have to adopt an inclusive strategy that would ensure gain...
21 Aug, 2007, 02.28 AM IST
- Developing countries’ proposal on industrial tariff cuts angers the West
At the conclusion of the week of negotiations on non-agriculture market access (NAMA) last Friday, the NAMA11 group that include India drop...
12 Jun, 2007, 04.15 AM IST
- Talk on Doha Round to resume next week
Technical level talks on the Doha Round of negotiations will resume next week, breaking the impasse over the WTO talks even as India's Comm...
03 Feb, 2007, 09.41 AM IST
- Taken for a free ride
FTAs with other countries are having an adverse impact on SMEs, mainly due to inverted tariff structures & ambiguity in definitions
04 Jul, 2006, 12.42 AM IST