Putting plurilaterals to good use: India signals change in WTO stance by engaging in plurilateral agreement discussions after BRICS declarationIndia has recently indicated its readiness to engage in discussions on plurilateral agreements within the WTO framework. This shift follows...
16 Oct, 2026, 11.57 PM IST
WTO chief sees lasting impact on trade from Middle East war and geopoliticsThe World Trade Organization projects significant declines in both imports and exports due to these challenges. Companies are revising thei...
16 Oct, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
India's September goods exports rise 23% as imports hit six-month low, narrowing trade deficitIndia's goods exports surged by 23% in September, totaling $44.4 billion, supported by significant gains in electronics, petroleum, and eng...
16 Oct, 2026, 01.43 AM IST
India expanding trade footprint to strengthen global ties and empower MSMEs: Piyush GoyalIndia is increasing its network of free trade agreements (FTAs) to integrate deeply with global economies. Nine trade pacts covering 38 dev...
11 Oct, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
India needs open trade, a stronger WTO and a more proactive global role: ExpertsIndia's economic growth necessitates a stronger alignment of domestic priorities with international trade positions and agreements. The dis...
10 Oct, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
World economic growth to slow to 2.6% in 2026, UN trade body saysGlobal economic growth is projected to slow to 2.6% in 2026 amid energy shocks from the Middle East crisis. Trade in goods and services is ...
09 Oct, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
WTO ups goods trade forecast on AI boom amid Middle East disruptionsWorld merchandise trade volume growth was stronger than expected and is now projected to reach 3.9% in 2026, up from 1.9% in the WTO's base...
09 Oct, 2026, 09.27 AM IST
AI drives global goods trade facing Trump tariffs, war headwindsGlobal goods trade is projected to grow significantly this year, driven primarily by demand for artificial intelligence products. Despite t...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
India-US trade deal talks may have reached a ‘plateau’, further concessions difficult: Nirmala SitharamanDuring a recent briefing, India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that talks regarding a trade pact with the US are currently...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
DG can perform depositary functions: WTO tells IndiaIn response to India's questions on the legal basis by which the WTO director general is assigned the role of acting as the depositary of t...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
India launches anti-dumping probes into five Chinese products after domestic industry complaintsThe Directorate General for Trade Remedies in India is probing complaints from domestic producers about six imported products from China. A...
05 Oct, 2026, 07.57 PM IST
Piyush Goyal calls for WTO-compliant approach to correcting global trade distortions at G20 Trade Ministers' MeetUnion Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal called for a World Trade Organization-compliant approach to tackle trade distortions a...
03 Oct, 2026, 10.35 AM IST
Piyush Goyal at G20: India has no ‘structural excess capacity’, rejects dumping concerns based on broad country-wide assumptionsIndia does not have structural excess manufacturing capacity in sectors flagged by the G20 presidency, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said,...
03 Oct, 2026, 12.33 AM IST
Goyal at G20: India opposes making MFN conditional on WTO obligationsUnion Minister Piyush Goyal represented India at the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting, emphasizing the importance of the Most-Favoured-Nation p...
02 Oct, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
Piyush Goyal says India does not have structural excess manufacturing capacityPiyush Goyal said India does not have structural excess manufacturing capacity in sectors identified by the G20, arguing that Indian produc...
02 Oct, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
Piyush Goyal, US trade envoy Greer discuss early conclusion of India-US interim trade dealCommerce Minister Piyush Goyal held a “productive discussion” with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on early conclusion of a mutually...
02 Oct, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
India rejects Australia's high sugar subsidy claims at WTOAustralia referring to the WTO panel in the India sugar and sugarcane dispute which found in 2021 that India’s sugar support regime was inc...
29 Sep, 2026, 07.08 PM IST