India along with China and Brazil have come to enjoy a "new level of influence" in the WTO and would be expected to accept greater responsibilities in the global trade deal under Doha negotiations, the US has said.

India is likely to join as an observer of the WTO agreement on government procurement signalling that it would subject its multi-billion dollar state purchases to the multilateral rules, a move that is sure to raise hackles of the Opposition.

The United States has won a case against China at the World Trade Organisation which has ruled that it is illegally restricting imports of movies, music and books into the country.

The WTO chief Pascal Lamy plans to call a series of meetings of senior officials from key countries including India during February-March period to step up his efforts to close more gaps on Doha trade negotiations.

The European Union has taken India to the World Trade Organisation, alleging that levying of duties by some Indian states on wines and spirits imported from the continent is discriminatory against its firms.