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WTO and its role in reducing the economic shock of the pandemic
Feb 11, 2021

WTO and its role in reducing the economic shock of the pandemic

The WTO has served as ‘constructed focal point’ during the pandemic by helping countries coordinate their policy responses.

WTO MC12: More unfinished business
Jun 28, 2022

WTO MC12: More unfinished business

The inability of the ministerial conferences in not being able to produce any fruitful declarations further undermined the effective functioning of th

WTO आणि विकसनशील देशांचे मत्स्यव्यवसाय
Apr 23, 2023

WTO आणि विकसनशील देशांचे मत्स्यव्यवसाय

LDCs आणि विकसनशील देशांचे मत्स्यव्यवसाय अजूनही निर्वाह स्तरावर आहेत आणि विकसित राज्यांप्रमाणेच ते समान नियमांनी अडकले जाऊ नयेत.

WTO का गतिरोध: भारत के साथ EU का व्यापार शुल्क विवाद
Mar 05, 2024

WTO का गतिरोध: भारत के साथ EU का व्यापार शुल्क विवाद

EU और भारत के बीच मौजूदा WTO विवाद निपटारा भारत के द्वारा घरे�

WTO के वजूद का संकट: भारत और यूरोपियन यूनियन का नज़रिया
Jun 08, 2020

WTO के वजूद का संकट: भारत और यूरोपियन यूनियन का नज़रिया

मौजूदा इतिहास में पहली बार लगता है कि अमेरिका का आधिपत्य �

WTO चा संभ्रम: EU (युरोपियन युनियन)चा भारतासोबत व्यापार शुल्कावरून सुरु असलेला वाद
Mar 16, 2024

WTO चा संभ्रम: EU (युरोपियन युनियन)चा भारतासोबत व्यापार शुल्कावरून सुरु असलेला वाद

युरोपीय संघ आणि भारत यांच्यात सध्या सुरू असलेल्या डब्ल्�

WTO's Bali Ministerial: What is in it for India?
Jan 15, 2014

WTO's Bali Ministerial: What is in it for India?

To be relevant, the WTO cannot keep postponing handling the major sticking points. It has to fulfill its agenda of ending rich country farm subsidies and tackle issues like rules governing intellectual property rights - things that regional FTAs are already dealing with.

WTO’s deadlock: EU’s trade duty dispute with India
Feb 29, 2024

WTO’s deadlock: EU’s trade duty dispute with India

The ongoing WTO dispute settlement between the EU and India could encumber India’s efforts to boost the domestic electronic product manufacturing se

20 years of WTO: What next?
May 19, 2015

20 years of WTO: What next?

The US is currently training various African economies on how to meet common value systems standards, and India along with other economies, needs to press for a more inclusive system where countries "pressurise on how to manage concerns and reach viable solutions."

After WTO what?
Sep 21, 2018

After WTO what?

The WTO has been considerably weakened.

An effective WTO has to be equitable and transparent
May 03, 2023

An effective WTO has to be equitable and transparent

There is a need to reform WTO as it fails to represent the interests of the Global South

Govt should support farmers to augment production: Ex-WTO member
Dec 20, 2014

Govt should support farmers to augment production: Ex-WTO member

India's former member of the WTO Arbitration Committee, Dr. A.V. Ganesan, thinks that it would be unsustainable for India to rely on imported food grains, and hence it is imperative that India supports its farmers to augment food production to meet the domestic demand.

Has WTO Addressed the 'Fish' in the Room?
Jul 05, 2022

Has WTO Addressed the 'Fish' in the Room?

The fisheries of the LDCs and developing countries are still at a subsistence level and should not be strapped by the same regulations as the develope

India-US WTO patch-up: Will the TFA really help India?
Nov 15, 2014

India-US WTO patch-up: Will the TFA really help India?

In spite of some benefits, the TFA is embroiled in controversy. Trade facilitation, according to some scholars, will enhance the developed countries' access to Indian markets and may impact manufacturing growth. Studies have shown India is losing out in competitiveness in all product lines and there has been a 'hollowing out' of industries.

Indian food security and the WTO deal
Jan 27, 2014

Indian food security and the WTO deal

A host of issues that were crucial to the interests of developing countries, and to a large extent India's, were off the table at Bali. For instance, rich country farm subsidies. The US has still not budged from its position vis-à-vis farm subsidies, despite years of push from poor countries, including in Africa.

Is WTO relevant to India?
Dec 26, 2017

Is WTO relevant to India?

India has to compete with ASEAN and others around the world in increasing its share of global trade. It is promoting its own free trading arrangement

Reforms at the WTO: Beyond Archaic Binaries
Jul 12, 2021

Reforms at the WTO: Beyond Archaic Binaries

For some years now, the trading system based on the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been showing signs of strain. The old binaries that informed the debates and decisions at the WTO are being challenged as the global economic landscape is changing. This brief discusses some of the most persistent issues around the WTO: among them, the ‘developing country’ status that countries self-declare; the dispute resolution system; and the understand

The WTO Crisis: Exploring Interim Solutions for India’s Trade Disputes
Sep 22, 2020

The WTO Crisis: Exploring Interim Solutions for India’s Trade Disputes

The ‘crown jewel’ of the World Trade Organization (WTO) — the dispute resolution mechanism — is facing a crisis. The US obstruction to new appointments in the WTO’s Appellate Body (AB) has frozen the appeals process and brought the mechanism to a halt. Until such crisis is resolved, New Delhi will need to explore other means for resolving its current and future trade disputes. This paper outlines interim solutions that India can emplo

The WTO gets its first woman and first African Director General
Feb 12, 2021

The WTO gets its first woman and first African Director General

The organisation has never been led by an African, despite Africa representing 27 percent of the WTO’s membership, with 35 percent members from deve

The WTO is a house out of order
Apr 01, 2024

The WTO is a house out of order

Amidst economic and geopolitical uncertainties, the lack of movement on reviving and reforming the World Trade Organisation will only exacerbate divis

Trade wars: Can the WTO strike back?
Oct 05, 2018

Trade wars: Can the WTO strike back?

More worrying are Washington’s actions before the WTO, which can affect the efficiency and capacity of its robust Dispute Settlement Mechanism. This

Was India's decision at WTO wise?
Aug 02, 2014

Was India's decision at WTO wise?

If India continues to act rigid, it will result in the failure of the Doha round and bring misfortunes for small countries and tragic outcomes for all the members of WTO. India shouldn't get carried away and link its food security and subsidy issues to the Trade Facilitation deal

Weak WTO and an uncertain global trade order
Sep 05, 2022

Weak WTO and an uncertain global trade order

Due to unilateral tariff imposition and other pre-pandemic trade restrictions that undermined the multilateral trade order, the focus has now shifted

Who will be the next WTO Director General?
Sep 30, 2020

Who will be the next WTO Director General?

As countries contemplate which candidate to support, they must keep in mind the many roles played by the WTO DG. They represent the WTO in internation

क्या WTO मछली कारोबार से जुड़ी दुश्वारियों के निपटारे में कामयाब रहा है?
Jul 09, 2022

क्या WTO मछली कारोबार से जुड़ी दुश्वारियों के निपटारे में कामयाब रहा है?

अल्प विकसित देशों और विकासशील राष्ट्रों का मछली कारोबार

गुंतवणूक सुविधा: WTO चे कायदेशीर संकट
Sep 14, 2023

गुंतवणूक सुविधा: WTO चे कायदेशीर संकट

जागतिक व्यापार संघटना WTO साठी सहा जुलै 2023 हा अतिशय महत्त्वाचा दिवस होता. या दिवशी तीन वर्षांच्या चर्चेनंतर सहभागी झालेल्या सदस्यांनी ‘इन्व्हेस्टमेंट फॅसिलिटेशन फॉर डेव्�

बदइंतज़ामी की चपेट में संयुक्त राष्ट्र संस्था ‘WTO’
Apr 04, 2024

बदइंतज़ामी की चपेट में संयुक्त राष्ट्र संस्था ‘WTO’

आर्थिक और भू-राजनीतिक अनिश्चितताओं के बीच विश्व व्यापार

विकास के मुद्दे पर आम सहमति स्थापित हो: G20 के नेतृत्व में हो WTO में सुधार
Jun 16, 2023

विकास के मुद्दे पर आम सहमति स्थापित हो: G20 के नेतृत्व में हो WTO में सुधार

विश्व व्यापार संगठन (WTO) की स्थापना करने वाले समझौते की प्रस्तावना में विकासशील देशों को यह सुनिश्चित करने की आवश्यकता को पहचाना गया है कि वे “अपने आर्थिक विकास की आवश्यकता�

सभी के लिए बहुपक्षीय पहल को कारगर बनाना: समावेशी एवं विकास-अनुकूल दृष्टिकोणों के ज़रिए WTO में सुधार
Jul 26, 2023

सभी के लिए बहुपक्षीय पहल को कारगर बनाना: समावेशी एवं विकास-अनुकूल दृष्टिकोणों के ज़रिए WTO में सुधार

विभिन्न व्यापक एवं महत्त्वपूर्ण वैश्विक मुद्दों, जैसे कि खाद्य सुरक्षा, कोविड-19 महामारी के बाद उपजे हालातों पर काबू पाना, जलवायु परिवर्तन, पर्यावरण और सर्विसेज ट्रेड यानी

"Comfort Women" issue and its impact on Japan-South Korea relations
Aug 06, 2022

"Comfort Women" issue and its impact on Japan-South Korea relations

If allowed to spiral out of control, Japan’s and South Korea’s domestic nationalist fervour against each other could further damage already fragil

A multilateral framework for digital trade
Mar 04, 2023

A multilateral framework for digital trade

The success of a multilateral framework for digital trade, like it or not, depends on the renewal of the WTO Moratorium at the WTO Ministerial Council

A New Agenda, A New Forum?
Dec 15, 2003

A New Agenda, A New Forum?

The coincidence is striking. The US ¿ban¿ on ¿non-participants¿ in the ¿international coalition¿ to participate in $ 18-billions worth of ¿works contract¿ for Iraq¿s reconstruction, and also the follow-up talks on the deadlocked WTO negotiations at Cancun. Between them, the two may have begun designing a new course for politics and cooperation in the international arena, where economy now has a major say.

A roadmap for sustainable food security
Apr 26, 2021

A roadmap for sustainable food security

Given the rapidly growing population, resource constraints and climate change concerns, accompanied by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic — it is

A thaw in ties between South Korea and Japan
Apr 13, 2023

A thaw in ties between South Korea and Japan

The growing anxiety over North Korea and China has encouraged rapprochement between Japan and South Korea

An Indian perspective on reviving the World Trade Organisation
Apr 28, 2021

An Indian perspective on reviving the World Trade Organisation

For countries like India, the multilateral trading system embodied by the WTO provides security and predictability.

Analysing the progress of the Africa Continental FTA
Jan 12, 2023

Analysing the progress of the Africa Continental FTA

The AfCFTA seems to be on the right track as it pushes for a more integrated Africa