In a memorandum, Trump had empowered the US Trade Representative (USTR) to start taking punitive actions if any advanced economies are inappropriately taking benefits of the WTO loopholes.
Developing country status in the WTO allows governments longer timelines for implementing free trade commitments, as well as the ability to protect some domestic industry and maintain subsidies
Donald Trump has ordered his top trade negotiator to pressure the World Trade Organization to crack down on some economies that declared themselves as such
Brazil has alleged that in recent years, India has massively increased the level of domestic support under its support regime for sugarcane and sugar
The export subsidies are designed to increase shipments from the world's second-biggest sugar producer and reduce their brimming inventories
At present, India is involved in 14 WTO disputes, all of which are being handled by domestic law firms
The dispute follows similar complaints against China, the European Union and others who retaliated in the same way, saying the US tariffs were essentially "safeguard" measures
In a joint communication submitted to the WTO on Tuesday, both the countries have stated that the "General Council needs to revisit" all the issues on the e-commerce moratorium
India's mobile phone imports are dominated by China, although its appetite for foreign phones has shrunk fast
The mini-ministerial held by India saw nations commit to multilateralism, and bat for special trade rule provisions for developing and least developed countries
The issues were flagged by India on the first day of a meeting of senior officials of 22 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Over a dozen trade ministers will meet in Delhi today to discuss issues confronting multilateral trading
The current situation has given rise to demands from various quarters to reform the WTO
For this year, the downside risks again outweigh the upside potential
OECD is trying to forge new global agreement on taxing technology and digital giants which often declare their income in low-tax jurisdictions, depriving other countries of billions in revenue
The WTO's quarterly outlook indicator, comprising seven trade parameters, stood at 96.3, the lowest since March 2010 and down from 98.6 in November
The US expects a robust discussion on how India implements and notifies its policies at the next COA meeting
According to Wolff, there has been plenty of lip service paid over the years to a multilateral trading system and very little investment in it
India should closely watch China-focused reform
Further, the US has raised concerns with the timelines for appellate proceedings