CUTS 40th Anniversary
Backgrounder
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Media Room
- India is experiencing democratic dividend & trend will continue for long period
The Economic Times, December 12, 2023 - Indian economic policy always centred on producer interests: CUTS International
The Economic Times, October 12, 2023 - AfCFTA to promote Economic and Trade Integration between Africa and the World
Modern Ghana, August 17, 2023 - “We need innovative finance solutions to deal with climate change, which could include blended finance and co-financing with the private sector,” said Amitabh Kant, India’s G20 Sherpa
India Education Dairy, May 28, 2023 - WTO DG hails Indian public policy think tank for its four-decade long role in civil society
Economic Times, April 07, 2023
Events
- From Handshakes to Outcomes
Washington, DC, March 13, 2024 - Growth Prospects of the Indian Economy
Chennai, February 06, 2024
- Strengthening Bonds – India-Australia Bilateral Relations
Jaipur, February 4, 2024 - Looking Ahead: Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
Sydney, February 02, 2024 - Critical Minerals for Security and Prosperity: The Role that Quad Should Play
Melbourne, January 31, 2024 - Australia and India: Trade Strategies in an Era of Great Power Competition
Canberra, January 30, 2024
- What Would It Take India to Realise its Potential Growth? | CUTS 40th Anniversary Lecture
Pune, December 11, 2023 - India’s Economic Progress in the Current Global Economic Landscape | CUTS 40th Anniversary
New Delhi, October 09, 2023 - Building the Momentum Towards AfCFTA: Overcoming Implementation Challenges | CUTS 40th Anniversary Celebration
Accra, August 15, 2023 - Challenges before G20 | CUTS 40th Anniversary Celebration
New Delhi, May 28, 2023 - Battling the Headwinds: Challenges and Opportunities for the WTO | CUTS 40th Anniversary Lecture
Geneva, April 6, 2023
Key Messages
At Geneva by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, WTO
- This is your 40th Anniversary, and for a civil society organisation to be able to last that long, from a developing country – it is something to be really proud of. I want to congratulate you personally and CUTS for the substantive work that you do. Your criticisms have been constructive. I want to pay tribute to you and to the organisation.
- You need to build trust in order to reach agreements. You don’t build trust by talking about trust, you build it through action. Members were able to come together to deliver a successful MC12, beyond expectations of most people, even the Members themselves. I have to give them credit and commend them and the staff of the Secretariat who worked so hard to back this up. We’ve achieved this together, that means there is a possibility for us to achieve more.
- I like to remind people that what was created 75 years ago with GATT, then the WTO, has largely delivered. When I say it, it finds resonance. We need to remind each other. It has delivered so much that I term the multilateral trading system and the WTO a global public good.
- The world is changing so fast, as we speak. But have the WTO rules and agreements been changing to keep pace? The answer is no. Our negotiation, monitoring and dispute settlement functions all need to be looked at and strengthened so that the organisation will be fit for purpose.
- When people are bemoaning multilateralism not working, I remind them that there is one multilateral organisation that had Russia-Ukraine, US-China, EU, developed-developing countries around the table and delivered some binding agreements. That is pretty unique, and we should be able to carry that momentum into MC13.