WTO ups goods trade forecast on AI boom amid Middle East disruptionsWorld merchandise trade volume growth was stronger than expected and is now projected to reach 3.9% in 2026, up from 1.9% in the WTO's base...
AI drives global goods trade facing Trump tariffs, war headwindsGlobal goods trade is projected to grow significantly this year, driven primarily by demand for artificial intelligence products. Despite t...
India-US trade deal talks may have reached a ‘plateau’, further concessions difficult: Nirmala SitharamanDuring a recent briefing, India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that talks regarding a trade pact with the US are currently...
DG can perform depositary functions: WTO tells IndiaIn response to India's questions on the legal basis by which the WTO director general is assigned the role of acting as the depositary of t...
India launches anti-dumping probes into five Chinese products after domestic industry complaintsThe Directorate General for Trade Remedies in India is probing complaints from domestic producers about six imported products from China. A...
India-US trade talks hit a plateau, with little room left to give or take, says Finance Minister Nirmala SitharamanIndia and the US are currently negotiating a trade agreement aimed at expanding market access and addressing trade balance concerns. Financ...
G20 ministers discuss curbing impact of govt-backed excess manufacturing capacities: Piyush GoyalG20 trade ministers focused on preventing unfair manufacturing practices caused by government-supported large production capacities. Discus...
Piyush Goyal calls for WTO-compliant approach to correcting global trade distortions at G20 Trade Ministers' MeetUnion Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal called for a World Trade Organization-compliant approach to tackle trade distortions a...
Piyush Goyal at G20: India has no ‘structural excess capacity’, rejects dumping concerns based on broad country-wide assumptionsIndia does not have structural excess manufacturing capacity in sectors flagged by the G20 presidency, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said,...
Goyal at G20: India opposes making MFN conditional on WTO obligationsUnion Minister Piyush Goyal represented India at the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting, emphasizing the importance of the Most-Favoured-Nation p...
Piyush Goyal says India does not have structural excess manufacturing capacityPiyush Goyal said India does not have structural excess manufacturing capacity in sectors identified by the G20, arguing that Indian produc...
Piyush Goyal, US trade envoy Greer discuss early conclusion of India-US interim trade dealCommerce Minister Piyush Goyal held a “productive discussion” with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on early conclusion of a mutually...
Piyush Goyal meets EU Trade Commissioner, discusses progress on signing FTAIn a significant meeting, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal engaged with European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic to review the status of th...
India rejects Australia's high sugar subsidy claims at WTOAustralia referring to the WTO panel in the India sugar and sugarcane dispute which found in 2021 that India’s sugar support regime was inc...
India, 17 others reserve right to participate in Russia's dispute with EUIndia and 17 other countries, including the US, UK and China, have reserved third-party rights in Russia’s WTO dispute against the European...
India’s bid to keep carbon cash home as Europe adds a new trade costIndia’s exporters face new carbon costs under the EU’s CBAM, which took effect in January 2026. For carbon-intensive industries such as ste...
India, 17 others reserve rights to join Russia’s CBAM dispute with EU as third party at WTOArgentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Malaysia, Norway, Paraguay, Singapore, Switz...