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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...
India alone on IFD issue as it erodes WTO’s functional limits, Bangladesh joins pactIndia has taken a firm stance at the World Trade Organization. The nation chose not to join the Investment Facilitation for Development Agr...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
At WTO meet, Piyush Goyal says plurilateral agreements must not be imposedIndia urged consensus on WTO plurilateral outcomes and careful reconsideration of the e-commerce duty moratorium. The US wants the moratori...
Consensus key to include plurilaterals, careful reconsideration of ecomm moratorium: India at WTO MC14India urged consensus-based integration of plurilateral outcomes into the WTO framework, cautioning against additional obligations for non-...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
Ecommerce on agenda at Delhi WTO meetParticipating countries to discuss binding rules on e-commerce, other digital trade issues.
- India warns developed countries against selectively opening up services sector
The United States and the European Union, joined by some others, have floated the idea of a "plurilateral pact" on trade in services.
- Australia's proposals will undermine WTO's credibility
With less than two months left for the next ministerial meeting of the WTO, Aussie trade minister has suggested a new pathway to global tra...
- 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 ...