India, South Africa object to plurilateral services rules update at WTO

India and South Africa have formally objected to a plurilateral push, which includes the U.S., to update rules on domestic regulation of services at the World Trade Organization, arguing that “further information and clarifications” are needed. A group of 67 WTO members (counting European Union countries individually) – led by Costa Rica and including major members like the U.S., China, the EU, Japan, Canada, South Korea and others – concluded the negotiations for updated rules in December 2021. Following the...