India stood alone to oppose IFD pact at WTO meet, won't join crowd just to look better: GoyalIndia stood alone at the WTO meeting in Cameroon, opposing a China-led Investment Facilitation for Development agreement. Commerce Minister...
02 Apr, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
India, Oman, South Africa submit work plan on WTO reformsIndia, Oman, and South Africa have put forward a plan for the World Trade Organization. This plan focuses on key areas like decision-making...
29 Mar, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
BRICS leaders call for two-tier dispute settlement system of WTOBRICS leaders committed to promoting a two-tier binding dispute resolution system within the WTO by 2024, rejecting unilateral trade restri...
23 Oct, 2024, 10.44 PM IST
WTO MC13 ends without public stockholding, fish sops decisionThe 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi concluded without a decision on a permanent solution for...
02 Mar, 2024, 06.31 AM IST
G20 Delhi Declaration: WTO reform, discouraging protectionism, mutually supportive trade and green policiesThe G20 reiterated their commitment to reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO) and resolving disputes. They emphasized the need to avo...
09 Sep, 2023, 07.12 PM IST
India gets favourable outcomes: WTO members close to clinching new dealDuring the ministerial meeting that started on Sunday, negotiators from 162 nations sought to have convergence on a range of issues includi...
17 Jun, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
We need a 2nd declaration on WTO's TRIPs, public health: CUTS InternationalThe WTO''s (World Trade Organisation) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights or TRIPS Agreement came into effec...
19 Dec, 2020, 06.18 PM IST
India uses WTO peace clause for higher rice sopsThe peace clause protects a country’s food procurement programmes against WTO action.
02 Apr, 2020, 02.28 PM IST
Developing nations seek to fill WTO postsDelhi declaration states if vacancies not filled it can paralyse WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism by December.
14 May, 2019, 11.40 PM IST
Questions raised on S&DT quite divisive: Suresh Prabhu“The crisis in the Appellate Body threatens to bring back power play to the multilateral trading system,” Prabhu said.
14 May, 2019, 07.10 AM IST
India blocked WTO ministerial declaration agreement in December: USThe four-day conference of the 164-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Argentina had ended without a ministerial declaration or any su...
01 Mar, 2018, 10.01 PM IST
Countries fight hard for declaration as WTO talks come to a close“The US is reluctant to go along with a majority of members to mention Doha development agenda in the mandate,” said China’s trade envoy to...
14 Dec, 2017, 07.37 AM IST
Negotiated hard for developing nations at WTO meet: Nirmala Sitharaman"India negotiated hard to ensure that the WTO continues to place the interest of developing countries and LDCs at the centre of its agenda,...
23 Dec, 2015, 03.43 AM IST
India slams WTO's two drafts favouring developed countriesIndia has asserted that it has not given up on the public stockholding issue and wants it to be included in the preamble of the Nairobi dec...
18 Dec, 2015, 02.00 AM IST
BRICS resolve to ensure food security solution by December 2015BRICS resolved to ensure conclusion of negotiations for a permanent solution for public stock-holding of foodgrains under the WTO by Decemb...
13 Mar, 2015, 10.40 PM IST
'Targeting India's IP laws undermines WTO's legitimacy'The legal and regulatory measures that India has used for protecting public health are fully consistent with the WTO TRIPS Agreement.
06 Mar, 2014, 10.37 AM IST
- Consensus on WTO ministerials sought
India and other members of Like Minded Group of Countries (LMG) have in a joint paper to the WTO suggested that 'draft ministerial declarat...
21 May, 2002, 05.36 PM IST