Mains Paper II · 1 Indian Economy · 1.11 External sector

1.11.8 GATT and WTO: structure, principles, rounds and ministerial conferences

The GATT (1947) was a treaty on tariffs that grew through eight rounds into the World Trade Organization on 1 January 1995, a permanent body with a binding dispute system, although its Ministerial Conference at Yaoundé in March 2026 ended without agreement.

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Key terms

  • GATT
  • WTO
  • Uruguay Round
  • Marrakesh
  • MFN
  • national treatment
  • Ministerial Conference
  • Doha Development Agenda
  • Dispute Settlement Body
  • Appellate Body
  • MC14
  • Yaoundé
  • ITO
  • Havana Charter

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