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To save the WTO system, India must pick its fights
9 months, 1 week ago

To save the WTO system, India must pick its fights

Hindustan Times  

The World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference at Abu Dhabi was never expected to be a great success. The rules require market price support to be calculated on the basis of the difference between a fixed external reference price and the applied administered price. It is ridiculous to expect the rules framed four decades ago, with a reference price fixed on …

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WTO flops, USA shrugs
9 months, 2 weeks ago

WTO flops, USA shrugs

Politico  

While U.S. officials note they were actively engaged in all of the WTO negotiations both before and during the biennial summit, the Biden administration has also made clear that they believe the global trade body is badly broken. “The U.S. wasn’t very active at MC13 overall because they were not asking for much,” a Geneva-based trade official said, using the …

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India for digital public infra, fair competition at WTO
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India for digital public infra, fair competition at WTO

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi India wants three key issues on e-commerce to be included at the World Trade Organisation’s deliberations – using digital public infrastructure for development, disciplining unfair competition and consumer protection – while it may oppose a move by wealthy nations to perpetuate duty-free online trade by further extending a moratorium on customs duty on electronically transmitted products, two people …

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WTO chief welcomes COVID vaccine patent waiver plan
2 years, 9 months ago

WTO chief welcomes COVID vaccine patent waiver plan

Al Jazeera  

Waiver will need the backing of the 164 members of the WTO, which takes decisions based on consensus. The World Trade Organization has praised a provisional deal to waive patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines after more than a year of deadlock, though drugmakers said the move risked undermining the industry’s ability to respond to future health crises. We have more …

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Covid-19: The politics of patents
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19: The politics of patents

Hindustan Times  

Shortages of vaccines and medicines to cope with Covid-19 are the most perturbing features of the second wave of the pandemic. India, which is facing shortages of vaccines and medicines, can do better if the government decides to invoke two provisions of the country’s Patents Act, which Parliament included to address public health emergencies. While amending India’s Patents Act after …

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US to back intellectual property waiver at WTO for COVID vaccines
3 years, 7 months ago

US to back intellectual property waiver at WTO for COVID vaccines

Al Jazeera  

India and South Africa have been urging WTO members to temporarily suspend rules on intellectual property rights, arguing that it is the most efficient and equitable way to address vaccine shortages in poor countries. “We are for the waiver at the WTO, we are for what the proponents of the waiver are trying to accomplish, which is better access, more …

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Patently unfair: Can waivers help solve COVID vaccine inequality?
3 years, 9 months ago

Patently unfair: Can waivers help solve COVID vaccine inequality?

Al Jazeera  

The World Trade Organization General Council gathered virtually on Monday for the first of two days of talks amid increasing calls from civil society, states and nongovernmental actors to temporarily waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines and other coronavirus-related medical products. Endorsing a waiver on Friday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “If not now, when?” At the core …

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India Urges WTO Members to Find Permanent Solution for Public Stock Holding for Food Security
3 years, 11 months ago

India Urges WTO Members to Find Permanent Solution for Public Stock Holding for Food Security

News 18  

India on Friday urged the members of the World Trade Organization to work on finding a permanent solution to the issue of public stock holding for food security purposes. He "urged the Membership for a permanent solution to Public Stock Holding for food security", the Commerce Ministry said in a statement. Wadhawan conveyed India's deep commitment to the multilateral trading …

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WTO members discuss proposal of India, South Africa for easing IP rules for Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

WTO members discuss proposal of India, South Africa for easing IP rules for Covid-19

Live Mint  

New Delhi: As many as 40 members of the Geneva-based World Trade Organization have discussed a proposal submitted by India and South Africa for relaxing certain provisions in intellectual property agreement with a view to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this month, India and South Africa have submitted a proposal suggesting a waiver for all WTO members on the implementation, …

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