Global trade to grow 4% in 2026, slower than 4.4% in 2025: UNCTADGlobal trade is projected to grow by 4% in 2026, although slower than the previous year. The report indicates higher trade values resulting...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
Global order under stress, multilateralism must assert itself strongly: Jaishankar at inaugural UNGA 'Partners for Multilateralism' SummitExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the global order is under stress from geopolitical competition, tensions and conflicts, calling...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
India proposes 8 guardrails in softening of stance on plurilateral pacts at WTOIndia has proposed eight safeguards for plurilateral agreements at the WTO. These safeguards aim to preserve consensus-based decision makin...
18 Sep, 2026, 03.42 PM IST
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
India’s WTO resistance risks slowing investment in developing nationsThe IFDA has backing from 131 WTO members, including 94 developing countries, and focuses on reducing red tape and making it easier to attr...
21 Aug, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
- India's split-personality trade policy needs a reset
India is actively chasing bilateral trade agreements with vigor and determination. However, its approach to multilateral trade is character...
14 Aug, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
Why India should rethink its opposition to WTO plurilateral dealsThe 14th WTO ministerial conference highlighted a divide between multilateralism and plurilateralism. India advocates for multilateralism b...
03 Jun, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
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...
06 May, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
India opposes China-led investment pact in WTOIndia has strongly opposed the China-led Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement. Minister Piyush Goyal stated its incorporation ...
28 Mar, 2026, 11.06 PM IST
Turkiye lifts objection to IFD pact incorporationTurkiye has removed its objection to the China-led Investment Facilitation for Development agreement becoming a plurilateral pact within th...
27 Mar, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
US seeks flexible pathway to include plurilateral pacts at WTOAhead of the WTO's 14th ministerial conference, the US proposed integrating plurilateral agreements flexibly. It also called for a reevalua...
24 Mar, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
India, 39 others raise concerns over China-led investment pact proposalMany nations are voicing concerns at the World Trade Organisation. A China-backed proposal for investment facilitation is facing opposition...
23 Mar, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
India at the WTO: Why blocking plurilateral deals risks isolation in a fractured trade orderIndia's rigid stance at the WTO is hindering progress, alienating allies, and impacting its export aspirations. While pursuing bilateral FT...
19 Jan, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
Is India's WTO strategy harming its global trade future?India's insistence on consensus at the WTO is seen as a diplomatic escape, hindering urgent reforms in a fractured geopolitical landscape. ...
18 Jan, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Send signal to investorsWhile countries can better their investment-facilitation frameworks unilaterally, 125 countries see value in anchoring their efforts in sha...
04 Nov, 2024, 11.12 AM IST
China-led proposal on investment facilitation has systemic concerns for WTO, say expertsThe four-day meeting of trade ministers of the 164-member global trade rule-making body WTO begins on February 26 at Abu Dhabi, UAE. MC is ...
22 Feb, 2024, 01.38 PM IST
- US needs to stick to its end of climate bargain: Jairam Ramesh
The US's measly offer on dole could hobble the climate talks at Cancun in December since the BASIC will not give in further, Jairam Ramesh ...
05 Nov, 2010, 02.57 AM IST