New Delhi, Aug 12 : Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath today said that the focus of World Trade Organization (WTO) talks should be to reduce poverty in the world and not just to increase the prosperity of the wealthy nations.

Addressing a Conference on ‘Global Partnership for Development’ here, Nath called upon the developed countries to cut huge subsidies on agriculture to provide a level playing field to the developing nations in the global market.

He said promoting equity must be the aim of the WTO.

Geneva, July 31 : Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath today stated that the primary objective of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Doha Round was to put the development dimension of international trade on centre stage.

Addressing a press conference on the outcome of the recently concluded World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference at Geneva today, Nath said, “While India was prepared to be constructive and reasonable, it could simply not accept any solution that would pose a serious threat to the livelihoods of its subsistence farmers.”

New Delhi, July 18 : Ahead of the crucial mini ministerial meeting of the Wo

Washington, June 13 : Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath, who is on US visit, expressed hope that at some point of time a political consensus would be reached over the Indo-US civilian nucle

New Delhi: The government clarified that it was open to reviewing the Special Economic Zone Act once the number of SEZs in the country crossed the figure of 100.

New Delhi: In order to promote economic links between the two countries, the Union Commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath will hold bilateral talks with Swiss Economics Minister Doris Leuthard.