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  Why BRICS is pushing back against the EU’s carbon border tax: Explained

  World | July 10, 2025 15:26 IST

  BRICS nations have condemned the EU’s carbon border tax as a discriminatory trade barrier that undermines fair climate action and disproportionately burdens developing economies.

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  Thailand replaces envoy to WTO after India lodges protests over remarks on rice procurement

  World | March 01, 2024 17:25 IST

  India expressed strong disappointment over Pimchanok Vonkorpon Pitfield's remarks saying that India's rice procurement programme at Minimum Support Price (MSP) aims to capture the export market. Indian negotiators refused to participate in some deliberations where she was present.

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  India, US mutually resolve THESE trade disputes at WTO in less than a month PM Modi meets Biden

  World | July 17, 2023 22:43 IST

  In 2018, the US imposed an import duty of 25 per cent on steel products and 10 per cent on certain aluminium products on grounds of national security. In retaliation, India in June 2019 imposed customs duties on 28 American products.

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  India holds bilateral negotiations with Brazil to end sugar dispute at WTO

  World | June 25, 2023 13:44 IST

  Notably, Brazil, Australia and Guatemala in 2019 claimed that India’s sugar subsidies to farmers were in violation of global trade rules, and dragged the issue to WTO’s dispute settlement system.

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  India challenges WTO panel ruling on import duties on certain ICT products

  Business | May 26, 2023 11:24 IST

  The dispute panel of the Geneva-based WTO had said that the import duties imposed by India on certain informational and technology products violates global trading norms.

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  Piyush Goyal pitches for permanent solution for food security with WTO DG at G33 meeting in Geneva

  India | June 12, 2022 20:34 IST

  Taking to Twitter, Union Minister Piyush Goyal wrote "fighting for the rights of our farmers within an hour of landing WTO Geneva at the G33 Ministerial Meeting."

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  China loses WTO dispute over market economy status

  India | June 21, 2020 19:45 IST

  In a landmark development, China has lost a dispute to the European Union at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a market economy status, as the former allowed the dispute to lapse.

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  India, Brazil, South Africa call for reforms at international forums

  World | September 27, 2019 14:49 IST

  India along with other members of the IBSA bloc has reaffirmed its commitment to promote reforms in all international organisations, including the UN, World Trade Organisation and G20 to achieve more "inclusive, and responsive" international governance architecture.

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  WTO dispute over India's tariffs on ICT goods

  India | September 22, 2019 15:49 IST

  The US sought consultations in July under the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism over imposition of import duties by India on certain information and communication (ICT) products, alleging breach of global trade norms.

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  India probing alleged dumping of polystyrene from 6 nations

  India | July 11, 2019 17:58 IST

  Commerce Ministry's investigation arm DGTR has begun the investigation after finding sufficient evidence of dumping of the product from Iran, Malaysia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, UAE and the US.  

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  Govt may impose antidumping duty on imports of tin mill flat rolled steel products from 4 nations

  India | July 02, 2019 18:55 IST

  The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the commerce ministry, has initiated the probe as it has found evidence of dumping of "coated/plated tin mill flat-rolled steel products" from these countries.

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  World Trade Organisation to probe US steel, aluminium tariffs

  Business | November 23, 2018 9:46 IST

  In June, the US had imposed a duty of 25 per cent on steel imports and a 10 per cent on aluminium imports from Mexico, Canada and the EU.

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  Sugar subsidies: Australia takes India to WTO, claims New Delhi's policy 'hurting Australian producers'

  World | November 16, 2018 16:25 IST

  Australia alleges that the subsidies, which have seen Indian sugar production leap from an ­average 20 million tonnes to 35 million tonnes this year, far exceed the level of ­farmer assistance permitted under WTO rules.

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  Suresh Prabhu calls for collective action to revitalise WTO without undermining its core principles

  Business | September 18, 2018 18:12 IST

  Prabhu's statement came during the G-20 Trade Ministers meeting held at Mar del Plata, Argentina last week.

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  China seeks WTO authorisation to impose sanctions on US goods

  Business | September 12, 2018 7:28 IST

  The move followed the failure of the US to comply with the recommendations and rulings of the DSB. 

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  'If they don't shape up, I would withdraw'; Trump threatens to pull US out of WTO

  World | August 31, 2018 9:41 IST

  His warning about a possible US pull-out from the organisation highlights the conflict between the president's trade policies and the open trade system that the WTO oversees.  

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  China files WTO challenge against Donald Trump's tariff hike proposal on $200 bn of Chinese goods

  World | July 16, 2018 17:49 IST

  The one-sentence Commerce Ministry statement gave no legal grounds for the challenge or other details.

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  Donald Trump denies pulling out of WTO, says it treats US 'very badly'

  World | June 30, 2018 10:40 IST

  Trump is a longtime critic of the WTO. He often complains that the world trade body is biased against the US.

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  India blocked WTO ministerial declaration agreement in Dec: US

  World | March 01, 2018 22:31 IST

  At the WTO's 11th Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires in December 2017, members agreed to several important outcomes, including a Ministerial decision on fisheries subsidies and a work programme on electronic commerce.

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  No breakthrough for India on food security as WTO ministerial ends in deadlock

  Business | December 14, 2017 10:02 IST

  While agreement on major trade reforms was never expected, even relatively minor proposals on e-commerce and fishing subsidy curbs ran aground.