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Paradoxical progression
30 Sep 2023 3:04 PM GMTThe Multi Fibre Agreement, which operated between the Tokyo and Uruguay Rounds of trade negotiation, was created to protect the textile industry in...
Navigating the turmoil
23 Sep 2023 3:26 PM GMTComing in the wake of exchange rate disturbances, energy crisis, and a precarious economic environment, the prolonged Tokyo Round (1973-79) of trade...
Groundbreaking reformations
16 Sep 2023 2:40 PM GMTThe Kennedy Round of trade negotiations achieved an average tariff reduction of 35 per cent on industrial goods—outstripping its predecessors—and...
Challenging the perimeters
9 Sep 2023 3:03 PM GMTThe Dillon Round of trade negotiations, held in Geneva, again, marked an increased assertiveness by developing countries who rooted for alternative...
Sparking crucial queries
2 Sep 2023 3:07 PM GMTFollowing 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...
Faltering amidst high hopes
26 Aug 2023 3:29 PM GMTThanks to the differences between the USA and the UK, the Torquay Round of GATT negotiation could not optimally capitalise on the momentum triggered...
Genesis of equitable trade
19 Aug 2023 2:39 PM GMTDespite being driven by the interests of developed nations, the Geneva Round of Trade Negotiations, which was concomitant with the formation of the...
Evolving paradigms
12 Aug 2023 4:16 PM GMTThe international trade landscape has undergone defining transformations, evolving from the mercantilist epochs of the 15th and 16th centuries to the...
Winds of change
5 Aug 2023 3:03 PM GMTThrough the transformative period between eighth and twelfth five-year plans wherein India’s trade saw greater integration with the world, the...
Economic planning series: Prelude to chaos?
29 July 2023 6:15 PM GMTBarring surpluses during the fourth and fifth five-year plans, the Balance of Payment situation continuously worsened over the first four decades...
A quantum leap forward
22 July 2023 4:08 PM GMTThrough the plan period, India progressively shifted its focus from import substitution to export promotion — by trading in newer commodities and...
On the right trail
15 July 2023 3:42 PM GMTThe post-liberalisation expansion of trade in the Indian economy — coupled with a surge in services trade a decade later and a slew of effective...