Roberto Azevedo asks for ideas as WTO hits a brick wall
World Trade Organization chief Roberto Azevedo will begin consulting with WTO ambassadors on Wednesday to try to work out how to pick up the pieces after global trade negotiations appeared to suffer a final defeat on Tuesday.
Oct 21, 2014, 20:38 PM IST
WTO talks inconclusive as India sticks to its stand on global deal
With India sticking to its tough stand, efforts to break the impasse in the WTO on trade facilitation agreement and food security issues on Tuesday proved futile and further consultations will continue over the week.
Oct 21, 2014, 20:33 PM IST
India loses WTO case against US on poultry imports
In a big setback, India Tuesday lost a case in the WTO against the US on restrictions it had imposed on poultry imports from America.
Oct 14, 2014, 21:19 PM IST
WTO at a crossroads amid blocked trade deal
Weakened by its failure in July to seal a key deal on a global customs pact amid continued wrangling with India, the World Trade Organization is at a crossroads, observers say.
Oct 12, 2014, 19:35 PM IST
India's food security concern at WTO needs solution: Modi
Emphasising that India supports trade facilitation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday told US President Barack Obama that a solution must be found on its concerns over food security at the WTO.
Sep 30, 2014, 23:52 PM IST
Pact on food security, trade facilitation to go hand-in-hand: PM
India had been saying that it will not compromise the interest of poor farmers and consumers at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Sep 30, 2014, 10:03 AM IST
WTO's Bali package is at risk; future uncertain: Roberto Azevedo
WTO chief Roberto Azevedo Monday expressed serious concerns over the fate of Bali package, saying the deal is "at risk" and the future seems "uncertain".
Sep 22, 2014, 23:12 PM IST
India, US discuss WTO, visa, IPR related issues
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, a senior American official today met Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman and discussed various issues including India's stand in the WTO on the food security issue.
Sep 12, 2014, 23:27 PM IST
India notifies WTO of $56 billion farm support in 2010-11
India spent $56.1 billion on support for farmers in 2010-2011, it said in a World Trade Organization filing on Wednesday, a document that will be pored over for evidence that it breached agreed limits on agricultural subsidies.
Sep 10, 2014, 23:26 PM IST
''India won't wait without end for WTO food stocks solution''
Giving notice of India`s unwillingness to wait "interminably" for resolving WTO issues concerning public stockholding of food grain, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday hoped that World Trade Organization members would understand its position and come up with a solution.
Sep 10, 2014, 20:25 PM IST
UPA regime agreed on imperfect pact at WTO: Jaitley
Blaming the UPA regime for agreeing on an "imperfect agreement" at WTO meet in Bali, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday said Western countries find the stand taken by India as reasonable privately, but tend to complain publicly.
Aug 27, 2014, 23:51 PM IST
US not against India's stand on WTO: Nirmala
India on Friday said that the US was not totally averse to its stand on giving food subsidies but was willing to convince the WTO members on the issue.
Aug 22, 2014, 20:41 PM IST
WTO: India seeks Africa's support, says a genuine fight for poor
India Wednesday said its tough stand at WTO is a "genuine fight" to provide food security to poor in the developing countries, while seeking Africa's support in the on the food security issue.
Aug 20, 2014, 23:06 PM IST
China hopes WTO can "resolve differences" and sign deal
China said on Monday it regretted World Trade Organisation members had failed to reach an agreement on simplifying global customs rules, a breakdown it said could damage multilateral trade.
Aug 18, 2014, 17:29 PM IST
US disappointed at India's stance at WTO: Envoy
India's refusal to ratify the trade facilitation agreement at WTO was disappointing, a US envoy to India said on Wednesday.
Aug 13, 2014, 20:29 PM IST
WTO: India files appeal in steel products dispute
India has filed a notice of appeal against portions of the WTO order in a case relating to imposition of countervailing duty by the US on domestic steel products.
Aug 12, 2014, 00:21 AM IST
`India's stand on WTO puts into doubt its credibility`
As the deadline to sign the WTO pact to ease worldwide customs rules lapsed at midnight in Geneva on Thursday, two influential American lawmakers on Friday criticised India for digging its heels in on the Trade Facilitation Agreement.
Aug 02, 2014, 07:56 AM IST
US says India refusal on WTO deal a wrong signal
US Secretary of State John Kerry told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that India`s refusal to sign a global trade deal sent the wrong signal, and he urged New Delhi to work to resolve the row as soon as possible.
Aug 01, 2014, 17:08 PM IST
Kerry tells India refusal to sign WTO deal sends wrong signal
A World Trade Organisation pact to ease trade collapsed on Thursday over India`s demands for concessions on agricultural stockpiling.
Aug 01, 2014, 13:07 PM IST
India says it is committed to TFA; WTO talks fail
Last night, the 160-member World Trade Organization (WTO) at Geneva failed to agree on a global customs pact popularly called as the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).
Aug 01, 2014, 11:19 AM IST
