India and South Africa had jointly submitted the proposal on 2 October seeking ease of intellectual property rights, patents and other provisions for Covid-related drugs.
Trump says WTO has been bad for the US, but economists generally believe that trade and its expansion post-World War 2 has produced large net benefits for the US & the world.
WTO delegates couldn’t broker a consensus agreement this week after the US demanded American Alan Wolff become interim director-general instead of Germany's Karl Brauner.
WTO’s next leader will have to focus on rebuilding trust and credibility, rebooting its negotiating agenda and restoring its paralyzed dispute-settlement system.
By appointing Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe saints to leadership roles, the Juna Akhara reaffirms its commitment to the principles of equality and inclusivity that Adi Shankaracharya advocated.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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