Clamor has risen around India & South Africa’s proposal seeking the waiver of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for easier access to COVID-19 medicines. But what choices do nations have if the nego...
Dr Rashmi Banga, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD, states that to move towards global vaccine equity, it is important for the governments to declare vaccines as a public good and not allow phar...
The WTO has slightly improved its forecast for global trade to a decline by 9.2% YoY, led by increased trade in medical and COVID-19 products as well as lifting of lockdowns. However, the recovery cou...
Rashmi Banga, Senior Economic Officer, UNCTAD, feels that instead of a recourse to rapid globalisation post-pandemic, the world should look at a balanced approach to address the inherent weaknesses of...
Rashmi Banga, Senior Economic Officer, UNCTAD, explains the moot issues vis-à -vis the complaints made against India’s customs duties on electronics products under ITA-1, and how the agreement impac...
National public investments in agricultural R&D, along with technology spillovers from other countries and the private sector, are significant sources of new technology driving growth in agricultureâ€...
A continued moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions could lead to a highly lopsided trade growth favour of developed countries, especially with emerging technologies like 3D printing...
Developing countries should be able to levy tariffs on electronic transmissions as they deem appropriate. Moreover, with the ambiguous nature of electronic transmissions, and the overwhelming dominanc...
As of March 2023, an additional 8,877 MW of rooftop solar capacity was integrated, primarily driven by heightened awareness among residential consumers and government subsidies targeted at the residen...
