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'India for preserving differential treatment of developing nations at WTO'

India will fight for preserving special and differential treatment for the developing nations at the forthcoming WTO ministerial conference at Geneva, an official said on Thursday. India will also ensure that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) remains a relevant international body promoting orderly global trade, said Shyamal Misra, joint secretary, Commerce Minister. He was participating in a discussion organised by the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) on the Issues before Twelfth WTO Ministerial' ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12). Talking about what India will be fighting for at the WTO ministerial, he said, "S&DT is a fundamental principle that needs to be retained. Along with that we need to maintain the policy space that developing countries need... that India as a developing country needs. The WTO Agreements contain "special and differential treatment" provisions which give developing countries special rights. Misra said the WTO ...

Revised fisheries draft: WTO draft snubs India's transition period proposal

WTO member nations from Tuesday will kick start a clause-by-clause discussion of the entire text of the revised draft

Differential treatment

India must protect its interests in WTO on fishery subsidies

India's exports likely to get a boost as WTO raises trade outlook

Exports from India have been rising consistently over the last few quarters

Fearing WTO backlash, govt puts on hold textile PLI export targets

Govt officials say they are cautious as they don't want to be trapped in the WTO quagmire

India asks WTO members to finish talks on vaccine patent waiver by July-end

The country would also like to enter into line-by-line negotiations on the text and it is open and flexible to engage in all possible formats, whether, in plenary or small group meetings, India said

WTO panel to begin talks on patent waiver for coronavirus vaccines

A conclusion likely by July 21, when the General Council is scheduled to meet. Meanwhile, India will engage with all members via text negotiations

World trade to see strong but uneven recovery, to grow by 8% in 2021: WTO

WTO said that global trade is primed for a strong but uneven recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic shock, forecasting an increase in the volume of world merchandise trade of 8 per cent this year

WTO boss seeks boost for Covid-19 vaccine production, gets backing

The WTO's chief called for action on boosting Covid vaccine production in developing nations as several members of the global trade watchdog urged her to hold urgent talks with manufacturers to do so

African, Caribbean nations support India at WTO on Covid vaccine supplies

A group of African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries have supported India for supplying Covid-19 vaccines to different developing and least developed nations

WTO to hold ministerial meeting in Geneva in late 2021: Report

WTO members agreed on Monday to hold the next major ministerial meeting in Geneva, Switzerland in late 2021

In first day on job, new WTO chief pushes for fisheries deal

The new head of the World Trade Organization threw her support behind long-fruitless efforts among member countries to agree on some fisheries subsidies

Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala makes history as head of WTO

As director-general, a position that wields limited formal power, Okonjo-Iweala, 66, will need to broker international trade talks in the face of persistent U.S.-China conflict

FDI changes fully compliant with India's WTO commitments: Parkash

Changes made in the FDI norms last year are fully compliant with New Delhi's commitments under WTO, Parliament was informed on Friday

World Trade Organization to meet to decide on director-general on Feb 15

Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is widely expected to be chosen to fill a months-long leadership void at the global trade watchdog after Washington reversed its opposition last week

India urges WTO to find solution for public stock holding for food security

The comments were made during the final session of India's seventh Trade Policy Review (TPR) which concluded on Friday at the WTO in Geneva.

Farmers' protest: MSP distorting cropping patterns, says WTO report

The practice of procurement from certain states has also resulted in regional disparities in production

WTO members commend India for improving trade policies in inclusive manner

World Trade Organization's members commended steps taken by India to improve trade and economic policies in a more inclusive and sustainable manner

The World Trade Organisation is having a midlife crisis

Fixing the global trading system means first coming to grips with why it is broken

Scott Morrison says China would breach WTO rules if it bans Australian coal

Australia's prime minister said Tuesday that China would be in breach of World Trade Organization rules as well as a bilateral free trade agreement if it banned Australian coal. Prime Minister Scott Morrison was responding to a report in the Chinese state-owned Global Times newspaper that the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission had given power plants approval to import coal without restrictions except for Australian coal. Morrison said he was treating the report as media speculation because the Chinese government had yet to clarify its position. If that were the case, then that would obviously be in breach of WTO rules, Morrison told reporters. It would be obviously in breach of our on free trade agreement and so we would hope that's certainly not the case." Coal and iron ore are Australia's most lucrative exports. But Australian exports appear to have suffered due to deteriorating bilateral relations since Australia called for an independent inquiry into the ...