Owing to lack of agreement on work programme, dismal preparation, vehement opposition from labour unions and civil society groups, and rising...

Even after the formation of the WTO, the pestering issues of opacity in the decision-making process and unfair representation of the interests of...

In this concluding part of the two-part article, it is discussed how Uruguay Round transitioned from GATT to World Trade Organisation — broadening the...

In part one of this two-part article, it is discussed that against a host of challenges continuing from the Tokyo Round, the Uruguay Round set out for...

The Multi Fibre Agreement, which operated between the Tokyo and Uruguay Rounds of trade negotiation, was created to protect the textile industry in...

Coming in the wake of exchange rate disturbances, energy crisis, and a precarious economic environment, the prolonged Tokyo Round (1973-79) of trade...

The Kennedy Round of trade negotiations achieved an average tariff reduction of 35 per cent on industrial goods—outstripping its predecessors—and...

The Dillon Round of trade negotiations, held in Geneva, again, marked an increased assertiveness by developing countries who rooted for alternative...

Following a long hiatus of five years after the Torquay Round, the fourth round returned to Geneva, which came to be acknowledged for a couple of...

Thanks to the differences between the USA and the UK, the Torquay Round of GATT negotiation could not optimally capitalise on the momentum triggered...

Despite being driven by the interests of developed nations, the Geneva Round of Trade Negotiations, which was concomitant with the formation of the...

The international trade landscape has undergone defining transformations, evolving from the mercantilist epochs of the 15th and 16th centuries to the...