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    • WTO’s inconclusive ministerial signals a dangerous drift towards institutional paralysis

      The meeting in Cameroon was not the first one to end without a declaration. However, the lack of collective political will to move things forward suggests that the organisation can fade into irrelevance

    • US vows to seek WTO alternatives after Cameroon meeting fails to renew e-commerce moratorium

      The moratorium, agreed at the dawn of the internet, lapsed for the first time in 28 years

    • WTO's MC14 ends without consensus, e-commerce, fisheries talks hit deadend

      The conference, held from March 26 in Yaoundé, brought together trade ministers and officials from across the WTO member countries for four days of negotiations

    • India stood alone to oppose Investment Facilitation for Development pact at WTO, says Piyush Goyal

      The IFD Agreement, backed by a group of WTO members, seeks to streamline investment-related procedures and improve transparency to facilitate cross-border investments.

    • India signals shift on e-commerce tariff moratorium, balks at US push for permanent extension

      India late on Friday night indicated to WTO members it would agree to an extension of two years, two senior diplomatic sources said

    • India opposes China-led investment pact in WTO

      As part of WTO reform discussions, members are discussing guardrails and legal safeguards for plurilaterals before the integration of any specific plurilateral outcome, Piyush Goyal said.

    • What is the World Trade Organization e-commerce moratorium?

      The policy was first adopted in 1998 at the WTO's Second Ministerial Conference in Geneva as part of a declaration to encourage early digital trade growth.

    • WTO members bypass opposition to introduce world's first baseline digital trade rules

      In recent years, efforts by a group of countries to fold the E-Commerce Agreement into the WTO rulebook were twice blocked by dissenting members

    • India calls for trust, consensus at WTO’s MC14, pushes action on ‘past mandates’

      Piyush Goyal said restoring confidence among members was essential to revitalise the WTO’s functioning

    • WTO's MC14 kicks off in Cameroon tomorrow amid divisions over, e-commerce, farm subsidies

      India is expected to take a firm stand on agriculture, oppose an e-commerce moratorium, which prevents countries from imposing customs duties on digital trade and push for WTO reforms

    • OPINION | Reforming the WTO for a more complex world

      Rather than merely reacting to proposals put forward by others, India could help shape a reform agenda that balances development priorities with the need for a modern and effective trading system 

    • OPINION | Global Trade in a Fractured World: Why India must help shape a reformed WTO

      A central fault line in the coming years will be whether MFN and consensus survive in their current form. There is credible reason to believe that a significant group of WTO members—including most major trading powers—may settle for their dilution 

    • Trade tips for India amid weak WTO forecast

      New Delhi should lower tariff and non-tariff barriers and ratchet up trade engagements with Asian neighbours to expand its export market

    • WTO revises upwards global merchandise trade forecast to 2.4% for 2025

      In August, the World Trade Organization (WTO) projected 0.9 per cent growth for 2025.

    • India must harness AI potential to boost trade

      The huge potential of AI in catalysing trade and economic growth, globally and locally, was highlighted in two separate reports recently

    • OPINION | India and the WTO Investment Facilitation Agreement: Beyond misleading headlines

      IFD’s provisions are crafted to streamline administrative procedures, enhance transparency, and improve coordination among government agencies. India does not have to choose between sovereignty and openness. By adopting a calibrated middle path, it can reinforce its global reputation as a leader of the Global South

    • India defends app ban at WTO as China cries foul

      China raises concerns at the WTO over India’s app bans, while New Delhi cites security grounds for its stance.

    • WTO joins multilateral bodies in a free fall as Trump tariffs knock out its foundation 

      India and the U.S. are likely to narrow differences over trade and levies as the former’s strategic position in the Indian Ocean will influence American foreign policy. However, WTO’s most favoured nation principle which accounts for more than 80 per cent of cross-border goods trade has experienced a severe setback

    • WTO upgrades goods trade outlook to 0.9%, citing frontloading of imports to US

      "However, higher tariffs over time will weigh on trade, bringing next year’s expected trade volume growth down to 1.8 percent from 2.5 percent previously," the WTO said in its update.

    • India's retaliation on US steel, aluminium may cast a shadow on trade deal talks: GTRI

      GTRI said that New Delhi's move reflects a broader shift: a willingness to assert itself within global trade rules to protect its economic interests.

    • WTO lowers 2025 goods trade forecast by 0.2% over reciprocal tariffs and uncertainty

      A resumption of reciprocal tariffs would see merchandise trade growth contracting 1.5 percent in 2025; growth to take a hit

    • India urges WTO to play ‘concrete role’ in bridging global digital divide, pushes DPI as a solution

      India’s delegation also suggested that WTO members consider organising a thematic workshop on DPI under the Work Programme on E-Commerce.

    • China hit by record number of WTO trade disputes as global backlash to export surge grows

      China faced a record number of WTO trade disputes in 2024 as its export surge fuelled global backlash, with both developing and advanced economies challenging its overproduction.

    • US pauses financial contributions to WTO: Report

      The Trump administration is retreating from global institutions it sees as at odds with his "America First" economic policies

    • How WTO surrendered to China leading to its downfall

      Sanghnomics: US tariffs and China’s WTO misuse threaten the organisation’s credibility. India’s scepticism and failed WTO conferences reflect growing preference for plurilateralism over multilateralism, with China’s unfair practices, such as forced technology transfer and market barriers, exacerbating global trade tensions

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