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Has China eaten Europe's lunch? A Brussels-Beijing battle is brewingEurope is adopting a tougher stance against China's industrial practices. A new strategy aims to protect European industries from unfair co...
Without meaningful reform, effectiveness and credibility of UN will remain constrained: Jaishankar at BRICSIndia is strongly advocating for major changes in global institutions. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that the United Natio...
The crisis of multilateralism and the imperative of WTO reformThe World Trade Organization's role as a global commerce pillar is weakening. Imbalances and unfair practices are challenging its principle...
India should adopt dual-track trade strategy at WTO, say expertsExperts suggest India adopt a dual-track trade strategy. This involves defending World Trade Organisation rules while selectively joining p...
Plurilaterals without guardrails can fragment trading system: ExpertsGlobal trade volumes are growing despite concerns about the WTO. Experts discussed reforming the WTO's rules and governance. They highlight...
India stood alone to oppose IFD pact at WTO meet, won't join crowd just to look better: GoyalIndia stood alone at the WTO meeting in Cameroon, opposing a China-led Investment Facilitation for Development agreement. Commerce Minister...
WTO is relevant, necessary guardrails must in place before plurilaterals’ inclusion: IndiaIndia has said discussions on including plurilateral agreements within the World Trade Organization framework should move forward only with...
WTO DG calls meeting with Piyush Goyal 'tough', discusses e-commerce moratorium & investmentWTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala described her meeting with India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as "very tough" amidst ongoing W...
Global trade at crossroads: Panel calls for WTO reformPascal Lamy suggests the US has effectively withdrawn from the WTO, as experts at a CUTS International roundtable emphasized the urgent nee...
India's move to block China-led investment facilitation pact in WTO promotes multilateralism:ExpertsIndia's move to block a China-led investment facilitation pact at the WTO ministerial meeting promotes multilateral agreements. The agreeme...
India objects to proposal on China-led investment facilitation at WTO: OfficialThe issue will figure in the Ministerial Conference (MC) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi. The four-day meet will start f...
India strongly objects to pushing talks on investment facilitation at WTOIndia has strongly objected to efforts of certain countries to push a proposal on investment facilitation at the WTO, saying the agenda fal...
WTO needs to move from just an organisation to a robust institution: ExpertsDiscussions focused on whether the MC12 could provide momentum to revive the institution’s negotiating, monitoring and dispute settlement f...
For World Trade Organisation, the battle is about more than just staying relevantIf the pre-event negotiations and the convergence therein are any indication, the ministerial conference is likely to falter once again. Th...
View: Credibility of WTO rests on whether the more powerful member states can rise to the occasion in GenevaThe ministerial conference is the WTO's apex body, which has the authority to take decisions on all matters under any of the multilateral t...
India, South Africa question joint statement initiatives at WTOIndia and South Africa have questioned the consistency and legal status of the ongoing joint statement initiatives on issues such as e-comm...
US accuses India, other nations of revisiting Trade Facilitation Agreement commitment"Unfortunately, a couple countries now appear to be revisiting their commitment to implement the WTO's TFA later this week," Froman said.