India to discuss IPR waiver on Covid vaccines, global trade issues during WTO DG’s 3-day visit

India is set to hold crucial talks on vaccine patent waiver and global trade issues during the three-day visit of World Trade Organisation Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

India will hold critical rounds of talks with the World Trade Organisation Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during her three-day visit, starting Wednesday. India will look to push multiple global trade agenda on health and medicine, subsidy restrictions, and multilateral pacts to help the poor.

The WTO DG’s visit to India is significant as it comes little over a month ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the WTO which will take place from November 30 till December 3. The biennial summit, which usually sets the global trade legislation for years to come, is likely to witness major tussles on a number of agendas.