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Introduction
The Centre for WTO Studies was established in the
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade in November 2002 with Dr. Biswajit
Dhar as its Head.
The major objective of the Centre has been to provide research and
analytical support on a continuous basis to the Department of Commerce
on identified issues pertaining to the World Trade Organization.
The Centre has faculty strength of four, including Professor and Head
Dr. Dhar. The other members of research faculty are:
 Mr. Shailendra
Kumar, OSD
Dr. Murali
Kallummal, Consultant
Ms. Purnima
Varma, Research Associate
Research Projects
The Centre is currently engaged in research in four areas:
Intellectual
Property Rights
Services
Agriculture
Industry-specific
implications of WTO Agreements
The last mentioned area has been included following a specific request
from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) to undertake
work on specific issues that arise in the context of the engagement
of the Indian automobile industry in the WTO-related processes.
Besides these, the Centre has undertaken a study at the request of
the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, which pertains to the examination
of Article 39.3 of the TRIPS Agreement.
The Centre proposes to take up work on two more areas, namely:
Agreements
on SPS and TBT
Technology
Transfer
Details of all the projects may be accessed via the links on the left
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