Context The trade war between the U.S. and China has seen a significant escalation. Recently, the U.S. administration notified its decision to impose 15% tariffs, in two phases, on imports valued at $300 billion. The latest round of tariff increases implies that the country has imposed tariffs on almost all of its product imports from China,… Continue reading USA- China Trade War
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Project Development Fund
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to create a Project Development Fund (PDF) for catalysing Indian economic presence in the Cambodia, Laos Myanmar and Vietnam. Details: The fund will be established with a corpus of Rs 500 Crore. It shall be housed in Department of Commerce and operated through the EXIM Bank. It… Continue reading Project Development Fund
Gulf remittances fall 2.2%, offset by slide in oil imports
The Hindu News: Remittances from the Gulf nations to India declined for the first time in six years due to sliding oil prices, according to a Crisil report. It fell by 2.2 per cent in 2015-16 but the slide had also resulted in a contraction of oil imports, which offset the drop. “Falling oil prices… Continue reading Gulf remittances fall 2.2%, offset by slide in oil imports
Oil-for-drugs deal likely with crisis-hit Venezuela
The Hindu Some time back India came up with new system of payment to venezuela. Now India is trying to make the trade smooth by using the system of barter. News: India has proposed an oil-for-drugs barter plan with cash-strapped Venezuela to recoup millions of dollars in payments owed to some of India’s largest pharmaceutical… Continue reading Oil-for-drugs deal likely with crisis-hit Venezuela
All you need to know about the new IPR Policy
Article Link Finance Minister Arun Jaitley recently released India’s new National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy. The Policy which is in compliance with WTO’s (World Trade Organisation) agreement on TRIPS (Trade Related aspects of IPRs), aims to sustain entrepreneurship and boost ‘Make in India’ scheme. It also aims to create awareness about economic, social and… Continue reading All you need to know about the new IPR Policy
‘Make in India’ not at cost of IPR: US
The US Trade Representative’s annual Special 301 report, that identifies trade barriers to U.S. companies and products due to a foreign government’s intellectual property regime, has placed India on the Priority Watch List, the same as last year. What is special 301 report? Under Section 301 of US Trade Act, the office of US Trade… Continue reading ‘Make in India’ not at cost of IPR: US
Sensitise States, don’t intimidate them
Article Link The finance ministry is preparing a model Centre-State Investment Agreement (CSIA), for effective implementation of the Bilateral Investment Treaty it is set to sign with other countries. The draft will shortly be presented to the Cabinet for approval. What are BITs? BITs protect investments made by an investor of one country into another… Continue reading Sensitise States, don’t intimidate them
The importance of IP rights for innovation
Context Piracy is a problem all over the world, original content created by the innovators is being distributed in this digital age where data is distributed all over the internet and is rampant Why India and US have a relationship in IP rights Indian movie production companies and software development companies have made a mark… Continue reading The importance of IP rights for innovation
Trading charges
Article Link In February, 2016, U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015. The focus of the law is to enhance enforcement of IPR over the U.S.’s trading partners. It introduces important measures relating to intellectual property rights (IPR) issues. This law is expected to impact India’s ability to… Continue reading Trading charges
Why the WTO is right in the solar panel dispute
Article Link A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has ruled against India in a dispute raised by the US over the country’s solar power programme, requiring the government to offer a level playing field to both foreign and domestic manufacturers of solar panels. The panel found that the domestic content requirement imposed under India’s national… Continue reading Why the WTO is right in the solar panel dispute
