India has locked horns with the West at the 4 day World Trade Organisation ministerial conference that is taking place in Abu Dhabi. During his speech, India's commerce secretary said there were serious concerns about the increasing use of trade protectionist unilateral measures, which are being justified in the name of environment protection. Watch
28 Feb 2024The five issues that are being targeted for the plurilateral launch in Astana include electronic commerce, investment facilitation, disciplines for micro, small and medium enterprises, gender, and domestic regulation in services.
3 min read22 Oct 2018WTO chief Roberto Azevedo said while there are encouraging trends in global trade in terms of increased export orders, the recent protectionist moves by some members can cast a shadow on the positive trade outlook
2 min read20 Mar 2018Pakistan has decided to stay away from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) meet in New Delhi next week in protest against alleged harassment of its diplomats in India
2 min read17 Mar 2018On the existing peace clause, the US indicated that it is not in a position to address any change at this juncture
2 min read13 Dec 2017EU wants India to agree to new mandate for e-commerce and fisheries subsidies in return for an outcome on the food security issue
3 min read11 Dec 2017South Africa and India have joined hands on five critical issues, including securing a permanent solution for public stockholding norms for food security, at the WTO meeting in Buenos Aires
2 min read11 Dec 2017India's trade minister Suresh Prabhu is also expected to focus on protecting the interests of India's artisanal fishermen from a proposal to eliminate fisheries subsidies
3 min read11 Dec 2017Much would depend on how commerce minister Suresh Prabhu forcefully articulates India's positions during the closed-door meetings in Buenos Aires
5 min read8 Dec 2017Commerce minister Suresh Prabhu on his strategy for the WTO meeting in Buenos Aires, China and India's free trade agreements
6 min read27 Nov 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared