Tag: WTO
Issues of PSH of foodgrains and subsidies challenge for India at MC12; opposition even from old allies
The AoA considers providing subsidized foodstuffs to the poor as market-distorting...
Wheat export: To do or not to do
Even if the government has to show compassion, the policy must be to prioritize...
India’s foodgrains exports under WTO scanner
During the deliberations in the Committee on Agriculture, several countries, including...
109.78 lt wheat procured so far; fear of decline in production may ruin huge export possibilities
According to the FCI, a total of 109.78 lt of wheat has been procured in the country...
West may create hurdles in wheat exports from India
These countries have for long believed that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) offered...
India’s CEPA with UAE has several firsts and advantages
A free trade agreement with a country that is also a re-exporter can have one major...
American lawmakers urge Biden administration to take action against India on wheat subsidy
US Wheat Associates, the export market development organization for the US wheat...
India adversely impacted by a flawed and discriminatory subsidies’ regime
On December 14, a WTO dispute settlement panel concluded in its report that India...
Only a comprehensive agricultural policy can reverse the decades-long neglect
The farmers may have won a battle against the farm laws, but they stand to lose...
WTO proposal to limit public procurement of food grains to 15 per cent of production
Discussions on the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) are to be held at MC12 of the...
WTO MC12: India faces tough challenges in moving from "peace clause" to "permanent solution"
Before suggesting the way forward, Ambassador Peralta should have looked at two...
Challenges for India’s agricultural exports: Discordant voices get louder at WTO
While favourable conditions continue to exist for stimulating agricultural exports,...
Power imbalances in food systems
Unfortunately, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a greater...
Hurdles for universal vaccination
Will patent-free vaccines and medicines really become a reality? Or will poor countries...
NO Certainty In Getting TRIPS Waiver Sought By India for Covid-19 Medicines
Covid-19 has triggered a huge demand for medical products which is unlikely to decline...
Wealthy nations call the shots at WTO
There is more than an evident correlation, and in fact causation, between the current...
