India Urges Development-Oriented Reforms at WTO Trade Policy Review

Key Points

• India defended its trade policies as WTO-consistent and stressed Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT) for developing countries.

• It demanded a permanent solution for Public Stockholding (PSH) for food security under the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA).

• On fisheries, India sought balanced rules that protect artisanal fisherfolk of developing nations while curbing Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.

• It called for urgent restoration of the fully functioning two-tier WTO Appellate Body under the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB).