US, EU deepen cooperation on critical minerals to counter China relianceAmerica and the European Union are boosting cooperation on vital minerals. This partnership aims to reduce dependence on China for material...
25 Apr, 2026, 07.52 AM IST
'PM Modi, President Trump have a very strong relationship, deep respect for each other': Ambassador KwatraIndia and the United States share a robust partnership. Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra noted the strong bond between Prime Minister Modi and...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
Amid West Asia crisis: Santa Marta meet aims to drive fossil fuel shiftThe Santa Marta conference has been described as a meeting of the "coalition of doers", comprising countries and stakeholders committed to ...
13 Apr, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
Sharp divide over e-commerce moratorium on customs duties in WTO: GTRIA significant rift has emerged at the WTO ministerial conference in Cameroon over the e-commerce moratorium on customs duties, with the US ...
28 Mar, 2026, 04.15 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
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
India must lead WTO revival to protect global trade orderIndia-US trade talks are set to resume in Delhi. The World Trade Organization faces challenges. It needs to prove its relevance. India, a v...
15 Sep, 2025, 10.56 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
WTO MC13: It's time for India to move beyond Abu Dhabi and should engage in interest-based negotiationsThe recently concluded WTO MC13 in Abu Dhabi was saved from collapse thanks to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Piyush Goyal. Issues such as non-tra...
04 Mar, 2024, 11.14 PM IST
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...
03 Mar, 2024, 06.50 PM IST
New Delhi ready to negotiate hard on public stockholding of food and fisheries subsidies at Abu Dhabi WTO conference"Implementation of proposals in the WTO is challenging. The previous agreement to temporarily remove intellectual property rights on COVID-...
25 Feb, 2024, 08.13 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
Back to the drawing board: WTO reform requires a reassessment of its fundamentalsUsing the momentum garnered at MC12, the WTO must urgently deliver on institutional reforms. By going back to the drawing board, Members mu...
20 Jul, 2022, 10.32 PM IST
World Trade Organization: Developing nations wary of new issuesThe concern, sources said, stems from the fact that the official draft outcome text allows for the inclusion of any issues that are under d...
14 Jun, 2022, 12.31 AM IST
WTO’s draft outcome document silent on Doha AgendaThe draft, called unofficial room document, whose third revised text was issued after a green room meeting of around 30 members on June 9, ...
12 Jun, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
G20 trade ministers: Emergency trade measures to tackle Covid-19 must not create unnecessary barriersThe statement assumes significance ahead of a crucial ministerial conference of the WTO in December in which many countries are keen to fin...
13 Oct, 2021, 10.30 PM IST
India not participating in plurilateral discussions on e-commerce at WTO“Our view is that JSI runs contrary to the exploratory and non- negotiating mandate of the ‘Work Programme on E-Commerce’,” Hardeep Singh P...
19 Mar, 2021, 11.57 PM IST