The appeal comes ahead of talks on TRIPS waiver at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) this week. A TRIPS waiver would temporarily lift pate...

It is expected that Union Budget 2022 would carry necessary amendments in the Customs law to provide certainty in line with the vision of t...

In the US, Britain and the EU, a booster shot is part of the regimen. Countries like India are rolling out booster shots, while others are ...

Issues like the WTO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, proposed pact on fisheries subsidies and reform measures will figure in a virtual ...

India on December 23, 2021 sent a letter to the General Council Chair to hold a virtual ministerial meeting on the response of WTO (World T...

The impact of the third wave on the economy, therefore, in our view will be lower than on earlier occasions. Moreover, once the third wave ...

Last month, the WTO postponed indefinitely its in-person twelfth ministerial conference (MC12) that was to be held from November 30 to Dece...

In a recent article, CUTS International, a global public policy research and advocacy group, maintains that the cornerstone of an equitable...

The supply chain disturbance which caused chaos shows no signs of abating and now the Omicron variant might worsen the situation.

Emphasising that vaccine access and lasting economic recovery go together, she said that WTO members will be able to build on this work by ...

The Doha Declaration on TRIPS and public health clarified pre-existing flexibilities in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellect...

The 27-year-old global trade body, under pressure to prove its relevance, was due to have held a major ministerial meeting this week and a ...

Vigilance, robust testing and tracing protocols, stepping up production of vaccines and proven drugs, development of new vaccines targeting...

In its correspondence to the WTO, the EU has offered the alternative solution of compulsory licensing, a flexible option already embedded i...

The next two-four weeks will be crucial in terms of how the new variant impacts health, said Naresh Trehan, chairman of industry body CII's...

Several countries have imposed travel restrictions that would have prevented many ministers from reaching Geneva. This is the second time t...

WTO hoped the four-day gathering in Geneva would breathe new life into the crippled organisation, which has been stuck for years trying to ...