Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
TopicWTO

Topic: WTO

Why the revival of the World Trade Organisation depends on US and China

Mihir Sharma -
The organisation has been 'dead' for years as a location for trade governance, and even longer as a place for successful negotiations.

G-7 sees Modi’s ban on wheat exports as an obstacle to combating rising food prices

Bryce Baschuk -
India could play a key role in averting a downward spiral of food protectionism at this week’s WTO conference in Geneva.

US, EU draft to amend India’s TRIPS waiver proposal shows West hypocrisy at its best

Brook Baker -
The TRIPS Agreement focused on the IPRs that restricted access and Covid vaccine supplies. India must shout a defiant ‘no’ against a sloppy US draft.

No consensus in WTO after India proposes virtual ministers’ meet on Covid vaccine IPR waiver

Nayanima Basu -
Ministerial conference was postponed in November due to Omicron variant emerging. India & South Africa had proposed intellectual property rights waiver for Covid vaccines in 2020.

World has moved on from US, EU’s drug monopoly. India and China are changing IP regulations

Hannah Sworn -
Even without an IP waiver from the WTO, China and India are leading the challenge to the West’s vaccine monopoly.

Vaccine inequity can lead to more Covid variants, waive IP rights immediately, India warns WTO

Nayanima Basu -
New variant Omicron has put ‘spotlight’ back on the fact that there exists ‘discrimination between vaccinated and unvaccinated people’, India said at a WTO meet in Geneva.

India-US digital trade is going through a bad patch. USTR Tai’s visit can begin fixing it

Mohit Kalawatia -
The next few months will test India-US commitments to a strategic partnership. Digital cooperation is a vital part of it.

World urgently needs vaccine equity but WTO envoys are going on a summer holiday

Bryce Baschuk -
When WTO delegates leave Geneva for their August break, they will be pausing their fractious debate over a proposal to waive intellectual-property protections for Covid vaccines until September.

No time to lose, conclude talks on vaccines patent waiver by July-end: India to WTO

PTI -
India along with 61 co-sponsors submitted a revised proposal in May on TRIPS waiver for all WTO members regarding prevention, containment, and treatment of Covid.

WTO meeting on India-South Africa proposal for vaccines patent waiver likely to be ‘stormy’

Nayanima Basu -
US & China have backed the revised proposal by India and SA, but EU, Australia, Japan & others continue to oppose it and plan to prevent any formal negotiations on the matter.
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Manoj Rammohan -
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) will carry out audit quality inspections of five audit firms, including the...

Defence

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In a first, six women officers to enter prestigious Defence Services Staff College

Snehesh Alex Philip -
As many as 15 women appeared for the examination, out of which six were selected, including one who has made it to the course along with her husband. 

National Interest

Why military is more for asserting political will, not just about controlling territory

Shekhar Gupta -
No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.

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