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WTO to probe whether US steel, aluminium tariffs comply with norms

In June, the US imposed a duty of 25 per cent on steel imports and a 10 per cent on aluminium imports from Mexico, Canada and the EU, among other regions

Another WTO loss

India is failing to make a case for its protectionist turn

WTO member group vows to reform rules on subsidies, fight protectionism

The United States and China, which are locked in an escalating tariff war that is threatening the WTO's foundations, were not invited to the meeting to discuss reform ideas

WTO lowers trade growth prospects for 2018; India says it could hurt all

WTO said that escalating trade tensions and tighter credit market conditions in important markets will slow trade growth for the rest of this year and in 2019

Taiwan takes India to WTO's safeguard committee over duty on solar cells

India had imposed safeguard duty of up to 25% on solar cells imports from China and Malaysia for two years to protect domestic players from a steep rise in inbound shipments

Act together to revitalise WTO without undermining core principles: Prabhu

The minister made a case for working together for enhancing confidence in international trade through dialogue and collaborations

WTO looks back at data of 2017

Trade in commercial services fully recovered in 2017, with 8% growth in 2017

Isolated at WTO

India's export promotion schemes need a rethink

RCEP and India's FTA strategy

Instead of insisting on both goods and services trade liberalisation to be taken up simultaneously, India should adopt a more pragmatic approach

WTO's credibility, survival at risk as US-China trade war looms: Report

Donald Trump has warned he may ultimately impose tariffs on more than $500 billion worth of Chinese goods

WTO to set up dispute panel on India-US case on export subsidy dispute

Last month, the US dragged India to the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism over export subsidies, saying that these incentives were harming the American companies

India to host mini-ministerial meet to find ways to strengthen WTO: Prabhu

About 40 WTO member countries are expected to participate in the meeting

WTO talks collapse, no deal on India's demand for resolving food security

Even after hectic parleys, the member nations failed to break an impasse over the public food stockholding issue on the fourth and final day of the ministerial conference.

Does WTO have a future?

India still has a stake in rules-based dispute resolution

Oct WTO meet to see India push for trade agreement on services

With its eye on the December ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO), India is expected to push its proposal on trade facilitation agreement on services (TFS) at an upcoming WTO meet in October.The WTOs biennial ministerial meet, to be held in December in Argentina, will see nations discussing trade and investment issues.However, negotiations have heated up over the agenda of discussion in December as richer nations led by the United States and the European Union have supported the introduction of a proposed set of global rules for e-commerce. On the other hand, another motley group of nations led by China is paralelly pushing for a trade facilitation agreement on services. As a result, the WTO has broken conventional practices to call a mini ministerial in October to hammer out the exact agenda of the December meet, a senior Commerce and Industry ministry official said.At this earlier meet in Marrakesh, Morocco, the TFS will be pushed by India, he added. Based on the ...

Protectionist measures increase risk of trade war, warns WTO chief

Response from other countries could lead to a 'domino effect', he added

With WTO December meet looming, negotiation on services agreement still on

Held once every two years, the WTO Ministerial meet will be in Argentina

Russia launches wide-ranging trade dispute against Ukraine at WTO

Alleged breaches of the trade rules affect trade in goods and services from Russia

India wants new issues in WTO agenda only after consensus

On investment facilitation, e-commerce, India wants everybody on board, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Investment facilitation issues not to be included in WTO agenda: India

Bilateral matters cannot be decided on multi-lateral forums, maintains India