What drives innovation?
The new Intellectual Property Rights policy is based on a tenuous premise that having more IPRs will result in more innovation
Doha endgame at Nairobi
WTO has buried the development mandate of the Doha round, with India failing to pull its weight at the ministerial meeting
Stop all trade talks during COVID-19: Civil society to WTO
Instead, refocus on access to medical supplies and saving lives, they urge
TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, meds just got tougher after US support
Biden administration wants text-based negotiations on a waiver limited to vaccines but no one is complaining
Nigeria’s WTO candidate gets Africa’s backing
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a candidate contesting for director-general at the World Trade Organization, has worked for 25 years at the World Bank &…
India finally gives in on TRIPS waiver
The WTO agreement on a limited patents waiver merely restates exemptions already available under existing rules
India’s time to lead at the WTO
USA’s price suppression and market distortions in cotton is threatening Indian and African producers
‘Compromise’ on TRIPS waiver is a sellout
Tough new conditions emerge in the compromise deal to ease WTO intellectual property barriers to production of COVID-19 medical tools
COVID-19 vaccine: WTO chief brushes aside TRIPS waiver
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala offers ‘third way’ to bridge the COVID vaccine shortfall based on more licensing agreements
Amid protests over agri laws let's look at how some countries support farmers
Every day, 54, mostly developed countries give nearly $2 billion in support to their farmers
WTO rules against India's domestic content requirements in solar power
The complaint alleged that the DCR mandate put into place by India discriminated against US exports and favoured Indian manufacturers
Who is really afraid of the TRIPS agreement?
India has not shown the grit to fully use the inbuilt flexibilities in the WTO’s TRIPS pact to protect public health
Coronavirus vaccines: TRIPS waiver caught in WTO labyrinth
Little change in the position of countries opposing waiver of intellectual property rights; India-South Africa proposal being through hoops …
COVID-19 Vaccine Watch: Appeals made for support on proposal regarding intellectual property
If it is adopted on December 16, IP rights on production and supply of COVID-19 tools will be waived off
Civil society calls on govts to reject WTO e-commerce talks
Some WTO members announce new talks, which were rejected by the membership at the last Ministerial, at the WEF
Simply Put: WTO Abu Dhabi
What is the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies that is likely to be sealed at Abu Dhabi?
Addressing overfishing and overcapacity must be the first item on the list at the WTO Ministerial Conference
Simply Put: A bridge too far
India, South Africa block attempt to include ‘investment facilitation for development’ agreement at WTO meet
New issues should not be considered for ministerial mandates unless past decisions and unfulfilled mandates were acted upon, states India
Agriculture, fisheries take spotlight at WTO meet in Abu Dhabi
India backs permanent solution for public stockholding of food grains even as developing nations attack it
Simply Put: It’s a fish eats fish world
Get ready for post-globalisation era
India's trade negotiators have to fight hard to protect national interests
Sitting duck
India’s decision to reduce import duties on frozen turkey and duck from the US has raised concerns among domestic poultry producers, who …
Farmers want Modi to avoid unfair trade deals with Trump
Expresses concern over possible access of US agri products to Indian markets
A possible Indo-US trade agreement would be an imperialist attack on India’s farmers
Such a deal will have repercussions on our agricultural production and economy