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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
TopicWorld Trade Organization

Topic: World Trade Organization

India hits back in WTO over allegations that it supports domestic farmers more than permitted

Five countries led by US estimate that India provides support to its rice and wheat farmers ‘vastly in excess’ of what it reports to WTO. India has refuted all allegations.

WTO panel just ruled that India has violated global trade agreements. All about tariff dispute

In 2019, EU accused India of violating trade agreements. On its part, India, which took 3 yrs to notice an error in its tariff schedule, argued that its commitments were invalid.

American Precoat Speciality’s Shubh Gautam helps start probe in Electro-Galvanised Steel dumping

The probe by India was initiated based on a written application by American Precoat Speciality Pvt. Ltd., led by its promoter and Chief Technical Architect Dr. Shubh Gautam.

Revised India-SA proposal seeks ‘immediate’ talks at WTO to waive IP rights on Covid products

Revised proposal submitted by India & South Africa Saturday still firm on waiver of intellectual property rights for all Covid products. US supports waiver only for vaccines.

Even if WTO waives patent rights, no country can start making a Covid vaccine immediately

164 member countries of WTO are yet to begin talks to discuss the IPR waiver on Covid vaccines. Experts say it could take 'a month to a year' to have broad-based consensus.

US, Europe still oppose India-SA plan to waive Covid vaccines’ IPR, WTO to discuss on 4 Feb

India has told WTO that due to new restrictions in intellectual property, countries are facing delays in their Covid vaccine rollout programmes.

At WTO’s India review, US, China and EU slam its ‘increasing’ trade barriers

US says if restrictions aren’t checked, India can’t be integrated into global supply chains. China raises FDI issue, EU says Covid has amplified barriers.

Global economic recovery from pandemic seen extending past 2021

The WTO & IMF said while the early days of pandemic recovery were stronger than expected, the rebound is likely to take longer than earlier predicted.

The World Trade Organization is hurtling towards irrelevance

Global trade liberalisation — the original purpose of the WTO — hit a wall more than a decade ago when the Doha round of talks collapsed.

Gold hallmarking mandatory in India from 1 January, jewellers fear ‘GST-type’ slowdown

Modi government plans to implement gold hallmarking across the country in four phases, starting with the metro cities.

On Camera

How global monetary policy divergence presents an opportunity for India

Despite the depreciation of the rupee, India continues to be a magnet — safer than peers like Turkey, South Africa or Brazil, and offers greater returns than the US or Europe.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

30 civilians killed as Pakistan Air Force strikes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village with China-made bombs

While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.