WTO Meet

Twenty months ago, India and South Africa had urged WTO member nations to agree to temporarily waive some sections of TRIPS to ramp up production of vaccines, and diagnostics to combat Covid

The meet takes place under the shadow of global inflation, supply chain disruptions, lingering pandemic, slowing growth momentum, and the Russia-Ukraine war

India will press for a permanent solution to the issue of public stock holding of grains for food security programme and strongly protect the interests of farmers and fishermen at WTO ministerial meet

The Centre's comments are significant as the G7 countries have criticised India's ban on wheat exports

Government officials said India may not agree with the proposal as it will restrict its policy space to deal with domestic food security concerns

As confidence of member nations plummets, reforming the global body itself forms the core agenda for many countries

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The WTO has to deal with an increasing number of complaints from countries across the world threatening to take retaliatory action against the US

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The failure to agree on new deals means that talks on the same trade topics will continue

India has been maintaining that permanent solution to food stockpile issue was a 'must have' at the ongoing ministerial

Suresh Prabhu told a press conference that the special and differential treatment was an integral part of the World Trade Organisation

India also asked them to refrain from raising new issues, especially those which are not linked to trade

A WTO member country's food subsidy bill shouldn't breach 10% limit of value of production based on reference price of 1986-88

WTO's biennial ministerial conference is the biggest multilateral consultation among nations regarding global trade and investment norms

India will demand for an agreed solution on the issue of public stockholding of grain for food security, besides domestic subsidies to the agri sector