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India refuses to back IFD Agreement at WTO MC14, cites concerns over WTO's foundational principles: Piyush GoyalIndia took a firm stance at the WTO Ministerial Conference. The nation rejected the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement. This...- Donald Trump wants US to be world’s dominant seafood leader but environmental organizations are red flagging President's executive orderDonald Trump's order represents a dramatic shift in federal policy on fishing in U.S. waters by prioritizing commercial fishing interests o...
- India seeks strong WTO subsidy rules for high seas fishingAt the World Trade Organization, India advocated for stricter regulations on fishing subsidies, highlighting the disparity between its mode...
- India pitches for per capita subsidy formula at WTO to protect poor fishpeopleIndia is advocating for a per capita-based approach to fisheries subsidies at the WTO, highlighting the vast disparity between the high sub...
- Want to stop climate change? Leave the fishes aloneThe intricate relationship between climate change and ocean ecosystems was the subject of recent collaborative research - led by researcher...
- WTO talks on fisheries subsidies is as chaotic as a fish marketEfforts to move from a consensus-based decision making to a voting system at the WTO is not good for global fish trade.
- India asks WTO to weigh carve-out for poor fishing nationsWhile recognising the fact that such access arrangements can help some members generate revenues, especially in some developing countries, ...
- Civil society, trade experts urge India not to ratify WTO's agreement on fisheries subsidiesThe signatories of the letter include the National Fishworkers Forum, National Platform for Small Scale Fish Workers, All India Fishers and...
- WTO launches second wave of fishing subsidy talksThe second stage is a follow-up to the historic agreement on fishing subsidies reached at the 12th WTO ministerial conference in June last ...
- India’s public stockholding programmes continue to be protected by peace clause: Government to ParliamentWith the implementation of the agreement, India will be in a position to take action against subsidies provided to foreign vessels or opera...
- WTO meet: India to pitch for permanent solution for food security; protect interest of farmers, fishermenThe main issues in the meeting include WTO response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including patent waiver; agriculture and food security; WTO r...
- WTO meet: India to pitch for permanent solution for food security; protect interest of farmers, fishermenUnder global trade norms, a WTO member country's food subsidy bill should not breach the limit of 10 per cent of the value of production ba...
- India wants WTO fish subsidies pact to be equitableNew Delhi is keen to finalise the fisheries subsidies agreement in the upcoming Twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) because irrationa...
- India for 25 years exemption from subsidy cuts for developing nations not into distant water fishingIt has stated that countries which have developed industrial fishing should take more obligations based on CBDR (Common But Differentiated ...
- World Trade Organization DG may visit India ahead of December ministerial meetThe 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the WTO will take place from November 30-December 3, 2021.
- Hectic parleys to begin from September 1 in WTO to conclude negotiations on fisheries subsidies pactDuring the first stage, Ambassador Santiago Wills, Chair of the Negotiating Group on Rules, will hold consultations in various formats. Und...
- India proposes limited scope of WTO panel on fisheries subsidiesThe proposal is meant to protect the sovereignty of members in their Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which is the boundary of the sea zone e...
- Pact to end harmful fish subsidies difficult without special and differential treatment: IndiaNew Delhi’s statement comes in the wake of the multilateral trade body likely to consolidate views of member countries on the latest draft ...
- India seeks provisions to check harmful fishingThe push was made in the first of the six clusters of fish subsidy talks held last week at WTO, aimed at securing a global agreement on red...
- Developing countries oppose planned subsidy cuts for fisheriesDeveloping countries, including India, Brazil, China and Mexico, have called for exclusion of small and marginal fishermen from the multila...
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