WTO DG calls meeting with Piyush Goyal 'tough', discusses e-commerce moratorium & investment

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala described her meeting with India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as "very tough" amidst ongoing WTO reforms discussions. Key disagreements include India's stance on plurilateral outcomes, the e-commerce duty moratorium, and the Investment Facilitation for Development framework, highlighting differing views on consensus-based decision-making.