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
Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to India's stand at WTOThe mandate exercised and approach adopted at the conference was aimed at protecting India’s interests, priorities and concerns, the govern...
03 Jan, 2018, 05.46 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: India manages to prevent new deal on ecomm, investment facilitationIndia’s victory is summed up with no dilution in the peace clause, no immediate commitments to curb fisheries subsidies, and no fast-tracki...
15 Dec, 2017, 12.38 AM IST
US plays dealbreaker: WTO Argentina meet ends without legally binding declarationThe four-day summit wrapped up on Wednesday evening with the chair’s statement and work programmes on issues like fisheries subsidies and e...
14 Dec, 2017, 07.29 AM IST
WTO: Positive outcome for India as it retains interest of farmers, poorIndia was successful stopping any of the new issues like investment facilitation and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from enter...
14 Dec, 2017, 07.11 AM IST
Consensus elusive on centrality of multilateralism, development as WTO talks enter final dayWTO has not been able to find unanimity to reaffirm any of the fundamentals of the trade body- Marrakech principle of multilateralism, Doha...
13 Dec, 2017, 09.12 AM IST
India to resist interim ban on fisheries sopsThe 164 members of the World Trade Organization are divided over the kind of prohibitions to be put in place for the fish subsidies and som...
12 Dec, 2017, 11.27 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu urges WTO members to desist from dividing nations furtherIndia today sought to counter concerns expressed by the US over special treatment to developing nations by the WTO, saying the country is s...
12 Dec, 2017, 12.08 AM IST
India rejects move to include non-trade issues in WTOThree members of Indian parliament- Kirit Somaiya, Anurag Thakur and Swapan Dasgupta are in Buenos Aires for the parliamentary meetings whi...
11 Dec, 2017, 10.25 AM IST
India's expectation of better solution for food security is a bone of contention: Kenyan official"There are two headache elements new programmes and transparency and, safeguards which is the most problematic area," the official said.
11 Dec, 2017, 07.13 AM 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
Prior to WTO ministerial meet, developing countries seek clarity in processes, talksIn a submission to the WTO, they said the process leading to, during, and after the ministerial conference must be predictable and reflect ...
09 Dec, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
Find early solution to food stocks issue: Nirmala Sitharaman to WTO chief Roberto AzevedoThe issue was raised by the minister during her meeting with WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo at Geneva.
20 Jul, 2017, 03.59 PM IST
India cautions against using regional trade pacts to change WTO pactsThe meet was convened with a view to informally discuss various issues relating to WTO negotiations and set the stage for the Eleventh Mini...
23 Oct, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
India took firm stand on food security issue in WTO meetGovernment informed Parliament that India took a firm stand on food security issue in WTO meeting where it was agreed that existing arrange...
11 Dec, 2013, 07.18 PM IST
- Expenditure on bio-diversity must be looked as an investment: Jayanthi Natarajan
Expenditure on bio-diversity should be looked as an investment and present economic crisis should not discourage on investing more on this ...
08 Oct, 2012, 03.03 PM IST