The essay touches upon the various issues that have raised their ugly heads in the way of cooperation at the international trading system, the World Trade Organisation (WTO). To elucidate the real picture of the international trade, the essay has been divided into various heads, some of hich point towards the developmental aspect of the WTO and some uncover the truth behind the WTO. The essay has been prepared in light of the issues raised in various ministerial conferences of the WTO. The WTO has emerged as a multilateral trading forum. It has seen a drastic cooperation among the member nations. But some issues still remain unresolved that hamper the growth of the developing member nations. Most often, the developed countries axe their own grind through the multilateral forums. The same case exists in the case of the WTO. At last, the names of the text sources (including the books, reports and legal texts of the WTO, the GATT and the DSU) and the electronic sources have been mentioned under the head Bibliography.