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For India, response to Covid won't be complete without TRIPS waiver: Goyal

The package of measures, which the WTO is negotiating here, must include the patent waiver proposal of India and South Africa as it would help in dealing with multiple issues Goyal said on Monday.

India pitching permanent solution to food stockholding at WTO meet

India will make a pitch for finding a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security in the WTO meet in Geneva starting June 12, an official said. Besides, issues including agri subsidies and World Food Programme will be on the agenda of the 12th ministerial conference, the highest decision making body of the 164-member World Trade Organization (WTO), the official said. For the meeting, the Indian team will be led by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. "Finding permanent solution to public stockholding will be our key demand," the official added. Under global trade norms, a WTO member country's food subsidy bill should not breach the limit of 10 per cent of the value of production based on the reference price of 1986-88. As part of permanent solution, India has asked for things like amendments in the formula to calculate the food subsidy cap and inclusion of programmes implemented after 2013 under the ambit of 'Peace Clause'. As an interim measu

India wants WTO to play its role in containing global inflation

The 12th ministerial conference, the highest decision-making body of the WTO, is scheduled to meet on June 12-15 in Geneva

Negotiating pitfalls: Are there basic lacunae in India's practices?

As cumulative experience should teach us, fuzzy approaches have costs, so the homework has to be done before signing of contracts, not after, writes T N Ninan

WTO negotiations on services regulations conclude

Many service providers complained that the processes for applying and obtaining the licenses are not clear in many countries

India to pitch for permanent solution for food security in WTO meet

India believes that the draft text on agriculture is "completely imbalanced"

India, South Africa IP waiver proposal got tremendous mileage at WTO

India and South Africa had submitted a joint proposal for waiving some sections of the TRIPS agreement

Covid-19 crisis: WTO panel considers easing protections on vaccines

On the table for a two-day meeting of a WTO panel is a revised proposal by India and South Africa for a temporary IP waiver on Covid vaccines

Hopeful for early decision on TRIPS waiver proposal at WTO: Comm Secy

India on Friday expressed hope for an early decision in the WTO on a proposal of India and South Africa for a temporary waiver of certain intellectual property rights provisions in the TRIPS agreement

Patent waiver in WTO to enable timely availability of Covid vaccines: Govt

India said temporary waiver of certain provisions of intellectual property rights under a WTO agreement would be an important step to enable scaling up of Covid-19 vaccines manufacturing

Exports may be muted as WTO warns of growth slowdown in global trade

Exports had recovered 5 per cent in September after months of contraction.

WTO head Roberto Azevedo calls virtual meet, likely to step down: Report

Brazilian Roberto Azevedo, 62, has been director-general at the Geneva-based trade body since 2013 and was on a second term of office due to conclude at the end of August 2021

Used peace clause to provide excess support to rice farmers: India to WTO

Subsidies over and above the prescribed ceiling are seen as trade distorting. The limit is fixed at 10 per cent of the value of food production for developing countries like India.

WTO's appellate body becomes dysfunctional after US stalls appointments

The US has stalled appointments of members in the appellate body of WTO's dispute settlement system.

India appeals against WTO settlement panel ruling on export subsidies

India has contested that it should be given an eight-year phase-out period as was available to other developing countries

US not fully complying with India steel dispute ruling, says WTO

"We recommend that the United States bring its measures into conformity with its obligations," the ruling said

Darkening clouds: Govt denial, inadequate response are not helping economy

If we go on being inward-looking, how will the system open up? Those that are not competitive locking competitive ones out of markets cannot be a way to get to the $5-trn dream, writes T N Ninan

WTO backs US in trade dispute, says India's export subsidies illegal

The US has also cornered India at the multilateral platform, stating WTO rules prohibit middle-income nations from providing market distorting export subsidies at all

Why India lost a major trade dispute with US at World Trade Organization

Outbound trade fell by 6.57 per cent in September, to a three-month low with the trade decline plaguing major foreign exchange earners

US trade representative welcomes WTO ruling against Indian export incentive

"This is a resounding victory for the United States," Robert Lighthizer said in a statement.