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Piyush Goyal pitches for permanent solution for food security with WTO head

At the G33 Ministerial Meeting, Minister Piyush Goyal also held extensive talks with his counterparts from developing and least developed nations

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WTO MC12: Draft on fisheries subsidies does not meet India's demands

The draft specifies a transition period of seven years for developing nations, instead of 25 years, for exempting some developing countries from subsidy cuts

12th WTO meet: India says will not bend on subsidies to fishermen

The stage is all set for a face-off between the developing and developed countries at the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting in the Swiss town of Geneva

India to pitch for permanent solution for food security at WTO meet

India will press for a permanent solution to the issue of public stock holding of grains for food security programme and strongly protect the interests of farmers and fishermen at WTO ministerial meet

At Ministerial Conference, WTO faces litmus test on food security issue

Despite making all the correct noises, the WTO members have failed to walk the talk as evident in divergent positions on food security

WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference: Food security, vax equity to top agenda

The 12th Ministerial Conference starts on Sunday to discuss matters under the ambit of multilateral trade rules

International trade remains important

Nations with an open and free trade policy will make the most of the recovery in global trade

For an enduring solution

WTO rules on foodgrains must be updated

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WTO June meet: India not likely to create a hurdle on e-com moratorium

Developing countries, including India, have been battling for policy space to impose Customs duties on electronic transmissions

WTO MC12: India to oppose zero Customs duties on electronic transmissions

In 1998, WTO members agreed not to impose customs duties on electronic transmissions and the moratorium has been periodically extended at successive ministerial conferences

With a chapati crisis brewing at home, can India afford to feed the world?

As global temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius or more above pre-industrial levels, the country's chapati challenge is only going to become more urgent

India committed to strengthen multilateral trade system: Goyal to WTO chief

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met World Trade Organisation Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and reiterated India's support for strengthening the multilateral trading system

WTO meet in June: India may not favour relief to food purchase under WFP

Government officials said India may not agree with the proposal as it will restrict its policy space to deal with domestic food security concerns

India pitching permanent solution to food stockholding at WTO meet

India will make a pitch for finding a permanent solution to the issue of public stockholding for food security in the WTO meet in Geneva starting June 12, an official said. Besides, issues including agri subsidies and World Food Programme will be on the agenda of the 12th ministerial conference, the highest decision making body of the 164-member World Trade Organization (WTO), the official said. For the meeting, the Indian team will be led by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. "Finding permanent solution to public stockholding will be our key demand," the official added. Under global trade norms, a WTO member country's food subsidy bill should not breach the limit of 10 per cent of the value of production based on the reference price of 1986-88. As part of permanent solution, India has asked for things like amendments in the formula to calculate the food subsidy cap and inclusion of programmes implemented after 2013 under the ambit of 'Peace Clause'. As an interim measu

India seeks WTO waiver to sell subsidised foodgrains in world market

'WTO's priority must be to revive world economy, sustain post-pandemic growth'

WTO meeting on Covid vaccine rights waiver went 'very well': Chair

The WTO's 164 members on Friday discussed the 'outcome document' that stems from months of negotiations between the main parties - the United States, the European Union, India and South Africa

India calls for international cooperation on energy crisis from Ukraine war

India's Permanent Representative T S Tirumurti pointed out that "oil prices are skyrocketing and there is shortage of food grains and fertilisers" disproportionately impacting the developing countries

WTO: India raises concerns over trade barriers built in by Indonesia

Indonesia last week banned the export of crude and refined palm oil amid global shortage of the edible oil