US Trade Policy

US President Joe Biden on Friday named two Indian-Americans -- Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, and Manish Bapna, CEO of the Natural Resources Defence Council -- to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. On Friday, Biden announced his intent to appoint 14 people to the Advisory Committee, which provides overall policy advice to the United States Trade Representative on matters of development, implementation, and administration of the US trade policy. Among these include negotiating objectives and bargaining positions before entering into trade agreements, the impact of the implementation of trade agreements, matters concerning the operation of any trade agreement once entered into, and other matters arising in connection with the development, implementation, and administration of the trade policy of the United States, the White House said. Revathi Advaithi is CEO of Flex, "the global manufacturing partner of choice that helps a diverse customer base design and build

The meeting with the USTR is crucial since the conclusion of the 12th WTO ministerial in June, the outcome document had promised to revive the dispute settlement body in the next two years

Asserts Indian exports not impacted by GSP, says India looking to have very contemporary and modern digital laws, while maintaining high levels of data privacy

Countries to accept trading partners' currency; move aimed at reducing dollar dependence

Union Commerce and Industry Minister discussed the proposed waiver to provisions of WTO Agreement on TRIPS for Covid-19-specific items and raising vaccine production with Katherine Tai

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai has not yet made a recommendation to President Joe Biden on India and South Africa's proposal before the WTO to temporary waive some of the TRIPS during the Covid

The U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Tuesday it has extended China tariff exclusions for a wide range of goods rather than renewing the previous one-year extension.

The fact is the US has never been a truly free trade country - one with virtually no barriers to trade with other nations - as some people seem to think