This report identifies options that negotiators and policy-makers could pursue in order to reach a permanent solution at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to the problems some developing countries say they face when buying food at government-set (or government-administered) prices under their public stockholding programs for food security purposes. The …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said clean energy and preservation of environment were priority areas for his government and invited Britain to partner in these efforts. Modi met British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg here and called for greater cooperation between the two countries in areas such as education, …
The government on Thursday said it is committed to engaging with the World Trade Organization (WTO) but will not give up its sovereign right on reforming the public distribution system (PDS) or deciding on food subsidies. This was articulated by Minister of State for Commerce (independent charge) and Finance Nirmala …
New Delhi : Contrary to popular perception, India has little to worry about its product-specific support to agriculture exceeding the limits prescribed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO), a recent study has revealed. This implies that New Delhi’s aggressive stance at the world body, seeking leeway from the cap on …
Won’t compromise on farmers’ interest, says Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce minister New Delhi, August 6 The government today said there was no change in its stand at the WTO negotiations in Geneva, reiterating that it would make no compromise on protecting the interest of poor farmers with regard to …
The trade dispute between the two countries about restrictions India imposes on imported solar power equipment was also part of the discussions A visiting US team has told Indian negotiators it would link pacts on the power sector to the agreement the two countries draw on climate change and one …
The fact that oceans and seas matter for sustainable development is undeniable. Oceans and seas cover over two thirds of the earth's surface, provide food and minerals, generate oxygen, absorb greenhouse gases and keep in check climate change, determine weather patterns and temperatures, and serve as highways for sea-borne international …
India on Tuesday said it is unwilling to compromise on its demand for any dilution in its policy related to the minimum support price for farm goods at the World Trade Organization, even as Roberto Azevedo, who heads the multilateral agency , got down to getting members work out a …
In a possible change of stance, India might finally relent on the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) trade facilitation agreement (TFA), provided it gets an “assurance” from 160 member countries, especially the developed nations, that issues concerning food security would be addressed along with TFA. Meanwhile, the WTO General Council has …
Indian officials indicated that they would not be able to support the implementation of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) unless they see their concerns on food security addressed, according to multiple media reports. The news, coming just ahead of a key WTO meeting, has reignited old tensions among the …
India is unlikely to allow ratification of a trade facilitation protocol at a crucial World Trade Organisation (WTO) meeting in Geneva on Thursday if it does not simultaneously endorse its concerns about food subsidies to feed its poor, said official sources. Most developed countries are pressuring India to drop its …
The world's top economies on Saturday pushed India on the scheduled rollout of trade facilitation agreement (TFA) later this month, while merely assuring that its concerns over food subsidy would be addressed. The TFA, announced in the Bali declaration, is to be finalized by July 31, while the issue of …
The dispute outlined in China's panel request is one of the most extensive in the history of the World Trade Organization. China's request challenges the WTO-consistency of various aspects of 22 separate subsidy investigations, including 18 "public body" determinations; 18 determinations that the provision of inputs for less than adequate …
According to the Economic Survey 2013-14 presented in the Parliament on 9 July 2014 the growth rates of productivity in agriculture sector are far below global standards and the productivity levels of rice and wheat have declined after the green revolution of the 1980s. It has also expressed concern over …
The U.S., European Union and 12 other governments in the World Trade Organization have opened negotiations on a trade deal aimed at ending tariffs on environmental goods such as wind turbines and solar panels. The WTO members agreeing to the talks announced today in Geneva account for 86 percent of …
India has toughened its stance at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the slow progress of food security agreement reached at the Bali ministerial in December last year, making it clear at a crucial meeting in Geneva that the country will move forward on the trade facilitation agreement only when …
Indonesia has followed Argentina in complaining to the World Trade Organisation that anti-dumping duties imposed by the European Union on biodiesel imports since May last year are in breach of global trading rules. The WTO said on Wednesday Indonesia had asked for formal consultations with the EU on the issue, …
The Special 301 Report is the result of an annual review of the state of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in U.S. trading partners around world, which the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) conducts pursuant to Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974, as …
India has rejected US’ request for a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over mandatory domestic sourcing norms in solar projects on the ground that more discussions were required. If the US makes a second request to the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO for a panel, …
An Australian law forcing cigarette companies to sell their products in plain packets is about to be tested in court, diplomats at the World Trade Organization said on Friday, ending more than two years of procedural delay. Cuba, Ukraine, Indonesia, Honduras and Dominican Republic have brought the action against Australia, …
Environmental groups urged the United States on Wednesday to drop a challenge to India's massive solar program and said the World Trade Organization case would only hurt the growth of renewable energy resources. The United States is taking action at the WTO over the domestic content requirements in India's program, …
