Articles by Biswajit Dhar
Labour’s FTA zeal may hit India’s labour wall
India has insisted labour standards can’t be enforced on it through FTA whereas the UK’s Labour Party government won’t likely deviate from the country’s historical condition that partner nations must ratify ILO standards
Published on Jul 24, 2024 08:49 PM IST
Will EFTA show the way for other FTAs?
India has shown flexibility on positions that it has so far not been willing to yield in other trade negotiations
Published on Mar 20, 2024 09:44 PM IST
WTO is hanging on to life, but just barely
13th Ministerial Conference was unable to lift the air of pessimism around the future of the multilateral trading system
Published on Mar 07, 2024 12:56 AM IST
A road map for India to engage with global trade
India had its reasons for opting out of the trade pillar of IPEF but firms can still be part of global supply chains by paying close heed to emerging rules governing trade
Updated on Sep 15, 2022 09:11 PM IST
WTO agreements will shape government policy
There is plenty to ponder about the implications of the outcomes of MC12 on India. How they’ll play out over the next few years and shape government policy and negotiation stances will be important to watch
Updated on Jun 20, 2022 08:38 PM IST
Biswajit Dhar and KM Gopakumar
New trade deals: A positive movement
To benefit from the economic partnership deals with the UAE and Australia, and future FTAs, design adequate strategies for utilising the opportunities these agreements will provide
Updated on May 09, 2022 08:01 PM IST
Biswajit Dhar
Covid-19: The politics of patents
The government must immediately invoke Section 92 and 100 of the Patents Act. Its apprehensions about international commitments are misplaced
Updated on May 19, 2021 07:47 AM IST
Biswajit Dhar and KM Gopakumar
RCEP reinforces China’s edge in Asia
India’s negative response to free trade pacts, and the focus on self-reliance, shows its turn against globalisation. This will have many implications
Published on Nov 22, 2020 11:40 PM IST
Biswajit Dhar