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The Guardian - UK · Oct 26

Putting plurilaterals to good use: India signals change in WTO stance by engaging in plurilateral agreement discussions after BRICS declaration

India has recently indicated its readiness to engage in discussions on plurilateral agreements within the WTO framework. This shift follows India's previous firm stance against such negotiations due to a lack of explicit mandate. While some international partners view this as a promising development, others remain skeptical about India's intentions.…

The Economic Times · Oct 16

China agrees to ‘halve’ hybrid car exports to EU in landmark deal

Brussels says Beijing’s shipments could fall by more than half over four years, cutting millions of vehicles amid fears for European jobs

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9

G20 ministers discuss curbing impact of govt-backed excess manufacturing capacities: Piyush Goyal

G20 trade ministers focused on preventing unfair manufacturing practices caused by government-supported large production capacities. Discussions included addressing predatory pricing and overcapacity threatening fair trade in countries like India and the US. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted India's advantages for data centers, including low costs and tax benefits.…

The Economic Times · Oct 3

Piyush Goyal calls for WTO-compliant approach to correcting global trade distortions at G20 Trade Ministers' Meet

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal called for a World Trade Organization-compliant approach to tackle trade distortions and excess capacity during the concluding day of the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Economic Times · Oct 3

Goyal at G20: India opposes making MFN conditional on WTO obligations

Union Minister Piyush Goyal represented India at the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting, emphasizing the importance of the Most-Favoured-Nation principle. He stated that equal trading terms are essential for both large and small traders. Goyal expressed India's commitment to addressing trade distortions through WTO-compliant measures and preserving developing countries' policy space…

The Economic Times · Oct 2

Piyush Goyal says India does not have structural excess manufacturing capacity

Piyush Goyal said India does not have structural excess manufacturing capacity in sectors identified by the G20, arguing that Indian production caters to both domestic and global demand. Speaking at the G20 Trade Ministers' Meeting in the US, Goyal also stressed WTO rules, supply-chain diversification, forced labour concerns and the…

The Economic Times · Oct 2

How World Trade Organization reform could help address the EU-China trade imbalance

The world was closely watching the high-stakes US-China summit in Washington from September 23 – 25, which resulted in the US and China agreeing, among other things, to extend their trade truce by two months. Now, the spotlight has shifted to Beijing, as the EU and China enter the final…

The Conversation · Sep 29

India reserves third-party rights in Russia-EU CBAM trade dispute in WTO: Official

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Malaysia, Norway, Paraguay, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, the UK and the US are other countries that have reserved their third-party rights in the dispute, the Geneva-based official said.

The Economic Times · Sep 25

The US sells more to Brazil than it buys – but Trump is slapping steep tariffs on its exports anyway

President Donald Trump has generally tried to justify his tariffs by asserting that they can help narrow the trade deficits the U.S. runs with most of the world. That argument is based on the fact that nearly all countries sell Americans more than they buy from the United States.

The Conversation · Sep 17