World Trade Organization
US decides to slap higher tariffs on many European goods
NEW YORK (TIP): The United States on Wednesday, October 2, said it would slap 10% tariffs on European-made Airbus planes and 25% duties on French wine, Scotch and Irish whiskies, and cheese from across the […]
INDIA’S FARM SOPS UNDER LENS AT WTO
NEW DELHI (TIP): The United States and Pakistan have questioned several of India‘s farm trade policies, including its land holding laws and the subsidy mechanism at the World Trade Organization, which is the latest assault […]
India holds its ground, WTO fails to reach $1 trillion deal on customs rules
GENEVA (TIP): The World Trade Organization failed on July 31 to reach a deal to standardise customs rules, which would have been the first failed global trade reform in two decades but was blocked by […]
INDIA TO BLOCK US TRADE PROBES, READY FOR FIGHT AT WTO
NEW DELHI (TIP): India has decided to block investigations by the United States into its trade policies and patent laws, and prepare for a battle at the World Trade Organization (WTO), a move that could […]
India’s Ability To Articulate Has Always Been Very High ASOKE K. MUKERJI
Q. Can you tell us a few high and low points of your career in Foreign Service so far? I joined the Indian Foreign Service 35 years ago. We were young then. We didn’t realize […]
Indo-US Relations: Economic Respite?
Amid domestic political opposition by various states and political parties, the Indian government issued a notification clearing the way for the implementation of economic reforms. New Delhi announced massive set of reforms viz. 100 percent […]
As i see it: Dollar Billionaires in Poor Countries India’s Philanthrocapitalism
In this time of global financial crisis, when so many are suffering financial hardship, most countries have witnessed increases in their number of dollar millionaires. These ‘High Net-Worth Individuals’ (HNWI), according to a report by […]
