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
Seven trade ministers to participate in India’s WTO mini-ministerial meetIndia is hosting the informal meet until March 20 in the wake of talks collapsing in Buenos Aires as the US backtracked on its commitment t...
19 Mar, 2018, 12.34 PM IST
View: How India can play the role of consensus builder at the high table of global tradeThe rapidly changing global trading system presents India an opportunity to take both the US and ChIna along in saving the WTO from an immi...
19 Mar, 2018, 06.43 AM IST
WTO ministerial: 50 nations to take up global trade issuesRepresentatives from 50 countries will be gathering in New Delhi on 19-20 March for an informal World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial ...
18 Mar, 2018, 03.58 PM IST
Informal meeting of WTO countries will help find common ground, say officialsIndia has invited around 50 countries for the two day meeting in March after talks at the eleventh ministerial conference (MC 11) in Buenos...
16 Feb, 2018, 07.54 PM IST
Government consults industry on cross border digital tradeIndia will host some rich and developing countries for a two-day ‘mini-ministerial’ on March 19-20 in which WTO director general Roberto Az...
06 Feb, 2018, 02.05 PM IST
WTO: After gains at Buenos Aires, India plans mini ministerialThe mini ministerial meeting, whose contours are yet to be decided, is likely to be held in February or March, will have key countries from...
17 Dec, 2017, 11.05 PM IST
For first time, India not being blamed for collapse of WTO talks: Suresh PrabhuAt previous ministerial meetings, India was often blamed for adopting an uncompromising and stern attitude which thwarted attempts of membe...
17 Dec, 2017, 03.45 PM IST
Nations need mandate to continue work on Doha Development Agenda: China OfficialExperts said it wants a change in rules in the dispute settlement understanding to ensure that no country is allowed to take any other to d...
15 Dec, 2017, 01.49 AM IST
WTO talks collapse, no agreement on food securityThe four-day conference, which ended without a ministerial declaration or any substantive outcome, did manage to make some feeble progress ...
14 Dec, 2017, 11.07 AM IST
India to seek permanent solution to food stock issue at WTOThe G33 is a grouping of 47 developing countries having common objectives and similar concerns. It has been at the forefront in taking forw...
10 Dec, 2017, 03.44 PM IST
India wants to go easy on submitting crop related data to 'improve' WTO peace clausePublic stockholding or PSH is a policy tool used by governments to purchase, stockpile and distribute food when needed.
09 Dec, 2017, 09.55 PM IST
WTO: A look at the upcoming ministerial meet, agendas and challengesIndia faces the challenge of keeping the US, the EU and the rest of the developed world interested in the multilateral system while safegua...
04 Dec, 2017, 11.31 PM IST
India clearly marks its red lines for next WTO meetIndia is not ready for talks on a regime for new issues such as ecomm, until its concerns related to public stockholding and fixing dispari...
20 Nov, 2017, 11.24 AM IST
Setback for India's visa push at WTOSources in Delhi said the G33 plan provides a clear framework and has received support from a majority of WTO members.
27 Oct, 2017, 08.55 AM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman, WTO chief discuss need for 'balanced outcome' at ministerial conferenceNirmala Sitharaman who is on her first visit to the WTO headquarters in Geneva, exchanged views on a range of issues which are of interest ...
19 Jul, 2017, 09.22 PM IST
India's new Ambassador presents credentials to WTO chiefThe main issues which are expected to figure in the meeting include a proposal on trade facilitation agreement in services.
07 Jun, 2017, 03.55 PM IST