WTO veto dents Modi’s image
Arab News, 25 August, 2014
India’s dogged refusal to ratify the World Trade Organization (WTO) sponsored international trade facilitation agreement (TFA) in order to preserve her right to subsidize food grains has undoubtedly dented Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image. More…
Lessons from Old India: When an economy just doesn’t get better
Deccan Herald, 25 August, 2014
Commentators have often compared the recent Great Recession of the United States and Europe to the Great Depression of the 1930s. More…
International Export Forecast: India See Improvement In Global Trade
TopTenWholesaleNews, 22 August, 2014
India has seen an improved trend in their global trade in 2014, an increase of 4.7%. The Federation of Indian Export Organizations predicts that this trend will continue into 2015 with another increase of 5.3%. More…
Lesson From Old India: When an Economy Just Doesn’t Get Better
The New York Times, 22 August, 2014
Commentators have often compared the recent Great Recession of the United States and Europe to the Great Depression of the 1930s. In both cases, asset prices tumbled, financial systems turned insolvent and demand plummeted. More…
India’s political push
Post Strategy, 21 August, 2014
A new government has the potential to do wonders for India’s port and terminal industry as Iain MacIntyre explains. More…
Trade negotiations go into limbo as India-Pakistan call off talks
First Post, 19 August, 2014
With India calling off Foreign Secretary level talks with Pakistan, uncertainty now looms large over resumption of trade dialogue between the two countries. More…
Canada asks India to accelerate efforts to conclude FTA
Business Standard, 13 August, 2014
Canada has urged India to accelerate efforts to conclude a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that would stimulate trade and investment between the countries. More…
India appeals to WTO in steel products dispute with US govt
Business Standard, 12 August, 2014
On Friday, the Government of India filed an appeal at the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) against a panel report in the case of countervailing measures by the US against certain hot-rolled carbon steel products from India. More…
Global trade through a domestic prism
The Asian Age, 10 August, 2014
One of the unforeseen consequences of Narendra Modi coming to power is that several commentators and analysts who were hitherto not identified with open trading systems have become fervent votaries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and what it stands for. More…
What’s holding up India’s exports?
Business Line, 10 August, 2014
The slow progress of multilateral trade liberalisation under the WTO Doha Round (started in 2001) has led to a proliferation of bilateral and regional trade agreements (RTAs) across regions. More…
India’s leadership for trading system important: UK deputy PM
The Times of India, 08 August, 2014
Britain has shot down the possibility of going ahead with the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), to usher in easier customs rules, at the World Trade Organization without India. More…
We are eyeing a new period of growth – Russian trade representative in India
Russia and India Report, 07 August, 2014
Last month in Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting with Russian trade representatives, at which he set an ambitious goal to increase Russian exports of non-primary goods. More…
Much to be modest about
Business Standard, 06 August, 2014
As trade talks in Geneva ground to their conclusion last week, hardly a day went by without one senior Indian official or the other reaffirming the country’s commitment to its poor farmers. More…
Low FTA use by trade partners but little adverse impact on India
Business Standard, 06 August, 2014
Shedding light on the alleged adverse impact of free trade agreements (FTAs) on Indian industry, new data shows that the extent of their utilization by exporters of trading partner countries is low. More…
AGRI EXPO IN BANGALORE FROM AUG.22 TO 24
Star of Mysore, 05 August, 2014
Bangalore, the hub for networking and trade facilitation and home for many prestigious international trade fairs, is all set to host the sixth edition of Agri Tech India-2014, the country’s largest Agri-Business exhibition, between Aug.22 and 24 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). More…
India won’t compromise on farmers’ interests at WTO: Jaitley
IBN Live, 05 August, 2014
BJP on Tuesday asked its MPs to convey to the public the stand taken by the NDA government to protect the interests of farmers at WTO even as it assured that the interests of the farming community would not be compromised at any cost. More…
WTO failure points to fragmented future for global trade
Zee News, 05 August, 2014
India has dealt a potentially fatal blow to the World Trade Organization`s hopes of modernising the rules of global commerce and remaining the central forum for multilateral trade deals. More…
India stands vindicated; UN body supports Narendra Modi Govt’s WTO veto
One India News, 04 August, 2014
In a major boost for Narendra Modi-led NDA Government, a United Nations body too has supported India’s tough stand at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on the food security issue. The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) on Monday said that ensuring food for its people is more important than creating jobs in other nations. More…
India scuppers international trade pact
Radio Australia, 04 August, 2014
After almost 20 years of difficult negotiations, the only major agreement by the World Trade Organisation has failed to eventuate. More…
Tense moments at WTO: India gives new proposal to break the trade facilitation agreement deadlock
The Economic Times, 01 August, 2014
Hectic parleys went on late Thursday night in Geneva as India presented a proposal to try and break the deadlock over the trade facilitation agreement (TFA) at the WTO hours before a deadline to sign the protocol ended. More…