The European Union said on Friday that it would abide by the World Trade Organisation ruling that has favoured India in the bed linen dispute.\n\n\n\n
Citing India's World Trade Organisation commitments made in 2003, Higher Education Secretary R P Aggarwal said, "The government has proposed 100 per cent FDI in higher education in all institutions."
Ranbaxy Laboratories, the biggest member of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, has come out in the open against the alliance's stand on patent issues.
India and China have mostly set aside their bilateral differences in order to champion the cause of developing countries at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). That seems to be changing. During the latest round of China's trade policy review, India questioned its northern neighbour's claim that it was a developing country, since, going by the World Bank's definition, its per capita income belongs to that of an upper middle income country. "As per the per capita income level, the Chinese economy belongs to 'upper-middle income'. "How can China still claim to be a developing country? "What are the indicators which China is using to claim such a status?" India asked.
Modi hits out at trade protectionism and calls for a rule-based, transparent, anti-discriminatory, open and all inclusive WTO-centred multilateral trading system focused so that the interests of every country specially the developing ones can be taken care of.
China has protested against the United States limiting the imports of Chinese woollen trousers saying it was groundless and went against World Trade Organisation rules.
In a dispute pertaining to preferential treatment to some countries, a World Trade Organisation dispute settlement panel has ruled in India's favour against the European Commission.
However, the country has not put any restrictions on the entry of new foreign banks, since it wants a reciprocal gesture as Indian banks increasingly are plan to expand overseas.
World Trade Organisation negotiators on Friday made a last-ditch effort to salvage the deal on easier availability of life- saving medicines to poor countries, which fell through earlier in the day.
The commerce ministry has moved a Cabinet note for inter-ministerial consultations to finalise India's offers on services for the World Trade Organisation.
India has asked the developed countries to implement their part of obligations under the World Trade Organisation, reduce agriculture subsidy and make their market accessible to developing countries.
The government on Thursday approved the broad strategy for World Trade Organisation services negotiation under which India would be willing to open up several services
India would have a new World Trade Organisation-compliant patent regime by January 1, 2005, apart from making India competitive
After the European Union, Taiwan could take India to the World Trade Organisation with regard to its anti-dumping measures.
India's shrimp exporters heaved a sigh of relief last week following the decision of World Trade Organisation's anti-dumping panel to set July 24 as the deadline for the final hearing on the issue.
'In the new coalition government, India's reform agenda may prioritise job creation and factor market reforms.'
India's Ambassador at the World Trade Organisation K M Chandrashekar is all set to become the new revenue secretary and special secretary S N Menon will become the new commerce secretary.
Under pressure from the United States and the European Union, which have dragged it to the World Trade Organisation over high duties on wines and spirits
There is no proposal under consideration to give India the Most Favoured Nation status, Pakistan Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan has said.
Ahead of the crucial World Trade Organisation General Council meeting in Geneva next week, India on Saturday said it would not compromise on food security and livelihood concerns and demanded substantial changes in the draft framework to make it acce
Seven years after Modi took office, merchandise exports were lower in 2020-2021 than when he had taken over from Manmohan Singh, points out Aakar Patel.
India and Brazil have opposed tooth and nail the tariff reduction formula proposed by United States and European Union at the World Trade Organisation with the just concluded agriculture negotiations ending without making any headway.
India has submitted its offers at the World Trade Organisation to open up various services including health, telecom, engineering, construction, book-keeping and accounting, travel and tourism, maritime and computer-related services.
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