A Four Member delegation of experts from the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) undertook a WTO Tracking Mission in …

intellectual property (IP). Two among the three TRIPS issues presently under discussion at the WTO pertain to GIs, the third being … IP issues in the realm of the WTO and beyond, in the sphere of GIs one comes across developing countries joining hands … with developed countries either as demandeurs or opponents in the ongoing WTO talks, depending on their respective stakes …

current mandate and take into account specific WTO commitments which may emerge during the ongoing negotiations as per the … negotiations of the WTO. However, given the considerable infrastructural gaps, the Indian negotiating team should exhibit extreme …

they could be compatible with the WTO (World Trade Organization) commitments of the countries introducing such measures …Numerous political statements by the world leaders on the urgency of reaching an ambitious climate deal in Copenhagen …-emitting developing countries (such as, China and India), who are the main target of such measures, that these measures could act as a …

The debate on the trade related environment issues has intensified in the Doha Round at WTO. The idea is to ensure … Trade and Environment and the Committee on Trade and Development at the WTO were asked to act as a forum in which the … Ministerial Declaration is the operative paragraph that sets the guidelines for negotiations on the relationship between WTO rules …

ambiguous positions in WTO agriculture negotiations. In terms of grain sectoral adjustment, a possible comprehensive China …-ASEAN FTA helps with the WTO agriculture negotiations, particularly when rice is excluded from the deal; but China-Australia FTA …China's early industrialization created distortions. This paper identifies major distortions in the Chinese economy in …

the context of the WTO. It also briefly discusses WTO Agreements on environmental measures and the use of environment …