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25 May 2022

WEF 2022: Export ban decisions based on domestic needs, says Piyush Goyal

Goyal said India traditionally has never been an exporter of grains. In sugar, India's total export was 10 million tonnes.

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25 May 2022

Anwar Hussain Shaik named as new chair of a WTO committee

Anwar Hussain Shaik will replace Elisa Maria Olmeda de Alejandro from Mexico. Shaik will be the chair of TBT Committee. TBT Committee work involves two broad areas -- review of specific measures and strengthening implementation of the TBT Agreement.

12 Oct 2021

India calls for IPR waiver in WTO, dismantles trade barriers

In May this year, a revised proposal was submitted by 62 co-sponsors, including India, South Africa, and Indonesia. The agreement on TRIP came into effect in January 1995. On the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting, the minister held bilateral meetings with the Director General of the WTO, US, UK, EU, Brazil, China, Australia, South Africa, Indonesia, Canada, South Korea and Mexico.

09 Mar 2020

Commonwealth links and a wealth of knowledge

A distinguishing feature of the Commonwealth is that it not just a network of governments, but a family of interconnected networks.

29 Nov 2018

India rejects US charge of subsidising cotton beyond WTO limits

The US has alleged that India was providing substantial market price support for cotton well in excess of India's WTO spending limits.

31 Aug 2018

Donald Trump threatens to pull United States out of WTO

Trump, who has previously criticized the WTO's dispute settlement system as being unfavorable to the US, said Washington had "rarely won a lawsuit" there although things began changing last year.

06 Jul 2018

China lodges tariff case at WTO against the US

China has lodged a case against the United States over slapping import duties to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), its commerce ministry said on Friday.

06 Jul 2018

China lodges tariff case at WTO against the US

China has lodged a case against the United States over slapping import duties to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), its commerce ministry said on Friday.

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25 May 2018

Key WTO member countries to meet in Paris next month: Prabhu

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu said global trade is facing one of the "toughest" times in the last forty years.

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10 May 2018

India under-reported its market price support for wheat, rice: US tells WTO

Filed on May 4, this is the first-ever COA notification under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture regarding another country's measures.

23 Mar 2018

Trade deficit with China costs 2 million jobs to US: White House

Since 2001, when China joined the World Trade Organisation, its economy has grown from USD 1 trillion of GDP to USD 12 trillion; roughly an 800 per cent growth rate.

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20 Mar 2018

WTO chief Roberto Azevdo calls on PM Narendra Modi

Delegates from as many as 52 countries, including the US and China, are participating in the informal meeting of the WTO called by India amidst increasing protectionism in global trade.

14 Dec 2017

WTO talks collapse, no agreement on food security

As the US refused to engage, the 164-member World Trade Organisation (WTO) failed to reach a common ground for resolving the food security issue, a demand raised prominently by India.

13 Dec 2017

India 'deeply disappointed' over developments on food security issue at WTO

India's attempts to find a permanent solution to the food stockpile issue at the 11th edition of the ministerial conference has hit a roadblock.

12 Dec 2017

India right candidate for differential treatment by WTO: Prabhu

The minister was fielding questions over issues of special and differential treatment as raised by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in his address at the plenary of the 11th ministerial conference of the WTO.

Global Exhibition on Services

03 Sep 2017

'Commerce Ministry identifying select service segments to boost exports'

GES, organised by the ministry, provides a platform to explore market opportunities across the world and meet global counterparts.

14 Aug 2017

China warns of trade war with US

US President Donald Trump had notified his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that the investigations could begin on Monday.

01 Aug 2017

Gulf crisis: Qatar makes legal complaint to WTO over trade boycott

Qatar has filed a legal complaint at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to challenge the trade boycott by the four Arab countries, the local media reported.

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20 Jul 2017

Find early solution to food stocks issue: Nirmala to WTO chief

As per the global trade norms, a WTO member country's food subsidy cap should not breach the limit of 10 percent, which is based on the reference price of 1986-88.

15 May 2017

China's Belt and Road communique pushes open trade centred on WTO

The 30 heads of states who signed the document, including China, said that they recognized the challenges the world economy faced and welcomed the initiative to improve connectivity between Asia and Europe.

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