Under the current administration, political attitudes toward IP seem to have improved.
India is in no danger of crossing the 10 per cent threshold of food subsidies under the WTO's agreement on agriculture and it will not breach the level in the near future.
The government on Friday put on hold the preferential market access (PMA) policy that provided for sourcing of sensitive telecom and electronic equipments and technology from domestic manufacturers over security concerns.
The WTO has resumed work at Geneva from September 1 after a month long vacation.
More important is to diversify the country's farm production base.
The 10th ministerial conference, will be held at Nairobi, Kenya.
So far, WTO members have jointly respected and honoured the Bali commitments.
Cabinet note being readied, on basis of study, to ensure against foodgrain shortage; might require buffer of up to 50% more.
A visibly elated Sharma said the decision gave India complete protection even if it breached the food subsidy limit under WTO rules
Announcing his tax reforms Trump said his policies would benefit working families.
Their research paper on aid by rich nations got leaked
New foreign trade policy to stress manufacturing exports.
Govt mulls raising duty on non-essential goods with annual import bill exceeding $1 billion
While an official in the Commerce Department indicated a trade war was in the offing, till now the government has been in wait-and-watch mode.
'At this point, it does not appear to be a Lehman Brothers kind of crisis, which had a domino effect on the financial system.'
'It is quite natural for our farmers to go for rice and cane when both power and water are almost free.'
Unlike India, the US is a free-pricing market.
China, Indonesia ready to agree to a four-year interim solution.
The country has also asked India to further reduce tariffs on goods.
India had been engaged in a contentious battle with the US over the issue, especially in the pharmaceutical sector.
Pakistan had promised to grant this status, mandatory under global trading rules, to India in December 2012.
On the final day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, that country on Tuesday extended its Defence Cooperation Agreement with India by another 10 years. The pact, which was to expire in June next year, will now be in force till 2025.
Next week, US Secretary of State John Kerry travels to India for the fourth annual US-India Strategic Dialogue
Some investors warned of a coming British or even global recession as sterling collapsed to hit its lowest since 1985.
India may not be prepared to meet US demands, say experts
Close on the heels of Boeing's defence of India to the US International Trade Commission's investigation into India's trade, investment and industrial policies, IBM has also sprung to New Delhi's defence in an otherwise sea of criticism of India's violations of intellectual property rights, local content requirements, among other issues of concern to US business and industry.
Trade enhancement is not about lowering tariff barriers, but dismantling such regulatory barriers.
The ongoing civil war in the White House between representatives of the Alt Right, such as Steve Bannon, and the pragmatists has to end for Trump to complete a four-year term, says Hardeep S Puri.
A Priority Foreign Country is a status reserved for those nations that are the most egregious violators of intellectual property rights and have the most negative impact on US competitiveness abroad.
India said on Tuesday it was investigating US policies supporting solar panel makers, the latest move in an escalating row over renewable energy that has worsened already strained ties between the two countries.
Country's economic growth at 9% requires exports to rise by around 20%, says NSC chairman Pronab Sen
Investors expect more investment-friendly policies opening up more sectors for foreign direct investment
Had it not been for the intellectual dominance and political legitimacy of the Leftist philosophy since 1970, would EPW have become what it did? After all, there were other more established journals around then, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan.
Neutrality and jurisdiction in international trade need to be discussed threadbare before GST is implemented in India.
Special 301 Report expresses concern over weak IPR laws, to conduct reviews.
A certain segment of the US pharma industry have become vocal about Indian policies on domestic content requirements and IPR.
Panagariya has advocated a more liberalised spending, arguing that greater capital expenditure could relax some of the infrastructure bottlenecks facing the country.
Dispute over IPR was a bone of contention in bilateral ties till a couple of months ago.
That is bad news for officials taking part in discussions at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings this week.
India rejected the proposed interim measure and trade facilitation agreement, risking an outright collapse of the ongoing talks.
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