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India opens door to deals among smaller WTO groups — with conditions
September 17, 2026 10:06 am
These pacts, negotiated by select groups rather than all WTO members, could act against developing nations’ interest
How Zhu Rongji helped China join the WTO and become the world’s factory
August 16, 2026 11:40 pm
What made China seek the World Trade Organisation? And how did its economy, change in its aftermath, affecting global trade with it?
Knowledge Nugget | How countries join the WTO: From Application to Accession explained
May 30, 2026 12:15 pm
India and Ethiopia's recent bilateral accession protocol brings the World Trade Organization (WTO) membership process into focus. But what is the WTO and how does a country become part of the global trade system? Here’s all you need to know. Also, go ‘Beyond the Nugget’ to know the key takeaways of the 14th Ministerial Conference.
India is opposing a China-led WTO investment deal, even at the risk of isolation. Here’s why
March 23, 2026 9:07 am
Support for the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement has grown from 70 countries in 2017 to 128 as of last year. Why is India holding out?
Flashpoint at WTO: India set to oppose US proposal seeking permanent ban on e-transmission duties
March 18, 2026 12:00 pm
US wants continuation of moratorium, but India sees it as a deterrent towards taxing the digital economy
Shashi Tharoor writes: Era of gentle trade is over. Global village is being replaced by law of jungle
March 19, 2026 10:57 am
The realisation that a single geopolitical tremor — a pandemic or a sudden invasion — can collapse a supply chain has turned trade into a defensive crouch
India needs a plan
September 27, 2025 7:24 am
China has said it will not seek ‘Special and Differential Treatment’ at WTO. What does this mean for Delhi?
AI set to transform global trade, says WTO report
September 18, 2025 10:19 am
Such advancements could help increase export growth in low-income countries by as much as 11%, provided they improved their digital infrastructure.
Rather than withdraw from WTO, India should strengthen trade multilateralism
February 13, 2025 7:34 am
This will ensure that multilateral checks and balances continue to function and help curb rising protectionism
World trade to rebound in 2024, grow 2.6%: WTO
April 11, 2024 12:34 am
The WTO, however, lowered its forecast for growth in 2024 of world merchandise trade volumes to 2.6 per cent from 3.3 per cent it had projected in October last year as the impact of factors responsible for contraction in 2023 are still being felt.
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