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With a chapati crisis brewing at home, can India afford to feed the world?

As global temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius or more above pre-industrial levels, the country's chapati challenge is only going to become more urgent

India committed to strengthen multilateral trade system: Goyal to WTO chief

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met World Trade Organisation Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and reiterated India's support for strengthening the multilateral trading system

WTO meet in June: India may not favour relief to food purchase under WFP

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

India pitching permanent solution to food stockholding at WTO meet

India will make a pitch for finding a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security in the WTO meet in Geneva starting June 12, an official said. Besides, issues including agri subsidies and World Food Programme will be on the agenda of the 12th ministerial conference, the highest decision making body of the 164-member World Trade Organization (WTO), the official said. For the meeting, the Indian team will be led by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. "Finding permanent solution to public stockholding will be our key demand," the official added. Under global trade norms, a WTO member country's food subsidy bill should not breach the limit of 10 per cent of the value of production based on the reference price of 1986-88. As part of permanent solution, India has asked for things like amendments in the formula to calculate the food subsidy cap and inclusion of programmes implemented after 2013 under the ambit of 'Peace Clause'. As an interim measu

India seeks WTO waiver to sell subsidised foodgrains in world market

'WTO's priority must be to revive world economy, sustain post-pandemic growth'

WTO meeting on Covid vaccine rights waiver went 'very well': Chair

The WTO's 164 members on Friday discussed the 'outcome document' that stems from months of negotiations between the main parties - the United States, the European Union, India and South Africa

India calls for international cooperation on energy crisis from Ukraine war

India's Permanent Representative T S Tirumurti pointed out that "oil prices are skyrocketing and there is shortage of food grains and fertilisers" disproportionately impacting the developing countries

WTO: India raises concerns over trade barriers built in by Indonesia

Indonesia last week banned the export of crude and refined palm oil amid global shortage of the edible oil

India carving opportunities from challenges amid Ukraine war: Sitharaman

The Finance Minister said she voiced her concern that countries like India which have potential for floating its agricultural produce, particularly cereals, have faced difficulties with the WTO

Exporting grains out of central pool may lead to broken pledges

The move may violate 2013, 2015 vows and can risk drawdown in wheat inventory

WTO slashes 2022 global trade growth forecast on Russia-Ukraine war

Report from global trade watchdog said the Russia-Ukraine conflict, now in its seventh week, has damaged the world economy at a critical juncture as the pandemic continues to weigh on recovery

India suggests having discussions at WTO on role of e-commerce during Covid

India has suggested to convene a meeting under the aegis of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to discuss the role of e-commerce during the time of the Covid-19 pandemic

Ensure effective, useful outcome of TRIPS waiver discussions at WTO: SJM

India should not agree to any text until it has been fully vetted and endorsed by technical experts: RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM)

China rejects United States trade complaint, criticizes Washington

The Ministry of Commerce criticized the Biden administration for saying it is developing new ways to deal with Chinese trade tactics

Negotiating pitfalls: Are there basic lacunae in India's practices?

As cumulative experience should teach us, fuzzy approaches have costs, so the homework has to be done before signing of contracts, not after, writes T N Ninan

US lawmakers seek litigation at WTO against India on wheat subsidy

Top US lawmakers have urged the Joe Biden administration to initiate a litigation process at WTO against India subsidising its farmers over half of the value of production for wheat.

Lot needs to be done to make global trade fit for future: WTO chief

She said there is a lot of work to be done in order to strengthen the trading systems

WTO Council discusses India call for ministers' virtual meet on Covid-19

DG calls for urgent need for multilateral outcome on IP waiver and other issues

The state is not what one thinks it is

Rescuing the liberal state from failure requires engagement with traditional institutions,not their ostracism

Lasting solution

WTO ruling is an opportunity to reform the sugar sector