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Does WTO have a future?

India still has a stake in rules-based dispute resolution

Oct WTO meet to see India push for trade agreement on services

With its eye on the December ministerial of the World Trade Organization (WTO), India is expected to push its proposal on trade facilitation agreement on services (TFS) at an upcoming WTO meet in October.The WTOs biennial ministerial meet, to be held in December in Argentina, will see nations discussing trade and investment issues.However, negotiations have heated up over the agenda of discussion in December as richer nations led by the United States and the European Union have supported the introduction of a proposed set of global rules for e-commerce. On the other hand, another motley group of nations led by China is paralelly pushing for a trade facilitation agreement on services. As a result, the WTO has broken conventional practices to call a mini ministerial in October to hammer out the exact agenda of the December meet, a senior Commerce and Industry ministry official said.At this earlier meet in Marrakesh, Morocco, the TFS will be pushed by India, he added. Based on the ...

Protectionist measures increase risk of trade war, warns WTO chief

Response from other countries could lead to a 'domino effect', he added

With WTO December meet looming, negotiation on services agreement still on

Held once every two years, the WTO Ministerial meet will be in Argentina

Russia launches wide-ranging trade dispute against Ukraine at WTO

Alleged breaches of the trade rules affect trade in goods and services from Russia

India wants new issues in WTO agenda only after consensus

On investment facilitation, e-commerce, India wants everybody on board, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Investment facilitation issues not to be included in WTO agenda: India

Bilateral matters cannot be decided on multi-lateral forums, maintains India

E-commerce focus may threaten India's interests at WTO

With developed nations becoming louder on demands for talks on e-commerce, India may have a hard time ignoring the issue at the upcoming ministerial this year.Barely two months after World Trade Organization (WTO) head Roberto Azevedo visited India, warning that discussions on e-commerce would move forward no matter who participated, news pouring in from Geneva over the last few days show growing deliberations on e-commerce among nations. An international grouping has been formed in this regard, composed of Latin American nations Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Uruguay as well as their partners in this issue, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.Named the 'Friends of E-Commerce for Development', the grouping has initiated panel-level talks on the issue with some nations also mooting the idea of making it part of the formal agenda for the upcoming ministerial conference in Argentina later this year in December. Participating in the talks, Azevedo had said e-commerce .

J S Deepak named next ambassador to WTO

In his earlier stint in the Commerce Ministry, he was India's chief negotiator at the WTO

Re-elected WTO chief warns of 'challenging times'

Azevedo, 59, was unopposed in the contest to lead the 164-member WTO

Rising global trade protectionism may dent success of landmark WTO deal

Trade facilitation deal marks global consensus, aimed at simpler and easier trade regime

India to send expert team to WTO

New Delhi to push for services trade facilitation & food stockpiling

WTO says $1 trillion global trade treaty about to come into force

TFA will have a major impact on poorer countries, because it simplifies customs procedures

Poor countries allowed to import generic drugs: WTO

The amendment permanently changes WTO's Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property agreement

India opposes EU, Canada bid on investment pact at WTO

Nirmala Sitharaman said that Argentina and Brazil, too did not support the move

T N C Rajagopalan: Looking back at WTO's 20 years

Merchandise trade in developed countries dropped to 52% in 2014 from 80% in 1995

US expected to launch WTO complaint over Chinese aluminum subsidies

The complaint will likely add to rising trade tensions between the world's two largest economies

India to focus on Trade Facilitation pact for services at WTO meet

India is pitching for the pact as services contribute 60% to of its GDP, employ 28% of its workforce

Govt calls meeting of Geneva officials to discuss WTO issues

India is pushing for a trade agreement on services as members of the global trade body

Food security, easing trade in services on India's 2017 WTO agenda

India wants the WTO to do 'solid work' in the new year as global uncertainties loom