This paper analyzes the process, methodology, and underlying trends of the Doha Round Negotiations under the World Trade Organization. It argues that the Doha Round is producing derogation, constructed advantage, and asymmetry caused by the underlying erroneous trends and methodology. It claims...

This paper analyzes trade between Indian and Nepal in its historical perspective. One of the main issues this paper examines is related to the idea that whether the bilateral Indo-Nepal trade regime would come to an end after Nepal joins the WTO or not. The background is that some people are...

In the past, foreign investment was largely regulated by domestic laws and policies. In general, the only international rules that applied to some aspects of foreign investment were rules of customary international law, and their application was purely exceptional. With the adoption of bilateral...

The flawed Doha Round is mired in two fundamental problems. First, it has fallen victim to key players' reluctance to liberalise trade further. Second, the methodology that has been applied is faulty, legitimising the widespread departure from the original purpose and legal framework of the WTO....