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Goyal led delegation at WTO meet pushes for reform in e-commerce, agri issues
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Saturday, 28 March, 2026, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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A Piyush Goyal led Indian delegation with senior officials and experts at WTO Ministerial Conference has pushed for reform in e-commerce, investment facilitation, fisheries subsidies and agriculture issues.
The conference being held in Cameroon, will bring together Trade Ministers from WTO member countries to deliberate on key issues affecting the global trading system.
As per Ministry of Commerce, India will emphasise on the importance of respecting the multilateral mandate of the WTO, prioritising food security, safeguarding the livelihoods of small farmers and fishers, and ensuring adequate policy space for developing economies, particularly in emerging areas such as digital trade.
"India has consistently underlined the need for an open, fair, inclusive, and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system, with the WTO at its core," reads a statement, issued by the Ministry.
And a permanent solution on Public Stockholding (PSH) for food security purposes, effective Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT) provisions for developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and the restoration of a fully functional, automatic, and binding dispute settlement mechanism, will remain on agenda in the three-day conference, which started on March 26.
"A permanent solution on PSH remains critical for India, given that a significant proportion of farmers are low-income and resource-constrained, relying on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system for price assurance and livelihood security. On fisheries subsidies, India has advocated for a balanced approach that addresses sustainability concerns while protecting the livelihoods of fishers. India has also emphasised that distant water fishing nations should undertake proportionate responsibilities, including progressive reduction of their distant water fishing capacities," added the Ministry of Commerce statement.
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