China files complaint against India in World Trade Organisation over EV, battery subsidies

China files complaint against India in World Trade Organisation over EV, battery subsidies

Considering the size and scope of India’s auto market, Chinese EV automakers see it as a major source to expand sales. Image for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China has filed a complaint against India in the World Trade Organization (WTO) over New Delhi’s subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries. The Chinese […]

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‘Unequal growth post the globalisation boom of the 1990s and 2000s led to the current inward looking trade policies’

‘Unequal growth post the globalisation boom of the 1990s and 2000s led to the current inward looking trade policies’

Scott Wang, Vice President, Asia Pacific, for the World Trade Centers Association. Photo: Special Arrangement The increasingly inward looking attitude of countries around the world didn’t happen overnight, and is a result of the unequal growth that emerged from the ‘golden’ period of globalisation in the 1990s and 2000s, according to Scott Wang, Vice President, […]

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India tells WTO it may impose retaliatory tariffs worth 4 million on U.S. imports

India tells WTO it may impose retaliatory tariffs worth $724 million on U.S. imports

India has notified the WTO’s Council for Trade in Goods of its proposed suspension of concessions and other obligations under certain WTO provisions. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indian government has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its proposal to levy retaliatory tariffs amounting to nearly $724 million on the U.S. in response […]

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India calls for WTO action on non-tariff barriers, ensuring strong dispute resolution mechanism

India calls for WTO action on non-tariff barriers, ensuring strong dispute resolution mechanism

Union Minister Piyush Goyal. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar India has called for action to curb non-tariff barriers, address trade distortions caused by non-market economies, and restore a strong dispute settlement mechanism at the WTO, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday (June 4, 2025). The Minister also pitched for strengthening the […]

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India and U.S. can only finalise ‘mini’ trade deal this year: Sources

India and U.S. can only finalise ‘mini’ trade deal this year: Sources

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS Any India-US trade deal this year would only be a “mini-deal”, according to a senior government official, who added that the two countries are still quite far from a comprehensive deal.   This comes at a time when U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick […]

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India comes under fire at WTO for avoiding questions on MSP subsidy

India comes under fire at WTO for avoiding questions on MSP subsidy

Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: PTI India has come under fire at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for avoiding questions raised by members on its minimum support price (MSP) programmes for food grain, particularly rice, where subsidies have breached prescribed limits. Some countries have alleged that India did not give sufficient replies […]

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Government to come up with 58 quality control orders in next 6 months to stop imports of sub-standard goods

Government to come up with 58 quality control orders in next 6 months to stop imports of sub-standard goods

The government will come up with as many as 58 quality control orders (QCOs) for products such as aluminum, copper items, and household electrical appliances in the next six months, in a move aimed at containing import of the sub-standard goods and boost domestic industry, a senior government official said. | Photo Credit: MUSTAFAH. K.K. […]

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Allow India to export foodgrains from public stock to needy nations: FM Nirmala Sitharaman to World Trade Organization

Allow India to export foodgrains from public stock to needy nations: FM Nirmala Sitharaman to World Trade Organization

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was speaking at a seminar on ‘Strengthening global collaboration for tackling food insecurity’ on sidelines of the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Bali, Indonesia. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was speaking at a seminar on ‘Strengthening global collaboration for tackling food insecurity’ on sidelines of the third […]

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WTO talks face deadlock over decision on patent waiver, fisheries subsidies

WTO talks face deadlock over decision on patent waiver, fisheries subsidies

The four-day ministerial conference that started on June 12 was extended by a day to give negotiators more time to iron out differences and strike the deal The four-day ministerial conference that started on June 12 was extended by a day to give negotiators more time to iron out differences and strike the deal Talks […]

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WTO should allow food exports from public stock to help countries in need: Goyal

WTO should allow food exports from public stock to help countries in need: Goyal

“For India, a response to the pandemic would not be complete without a TRIPS (Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) waiver,” the Union Mininster said. “For India, a response to the pandemic would not be complete without a TRIPS (Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) waiver,” the Union Mininster said. India on Monday […]

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