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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India reaffirmed its commitment to an open, transparent and WTO‑consistent multilateral trade regime at the country’s Eighth Trade Policy Review (TPR), which concluded on Thursday at the World Trade Organization in Geneva. In his closing statement to the WTO Membership, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal highlighted India’s commitment to an open, transparent and predictable trade and investment regime. He underlined that India’s tariff reforms, customs simplifica…

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India has reaffirmed support for balanced, rules-based, development-oriented and transparent World Trade Organisation (WTO) reforms that preserve and strengthen the multilateral trading system.During India’s 8th Trade Policy Review (TPR) at the WTO in Geneva, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal highlighted strong economic performance, with the country recording an average annual growth of nearly 8 per cent during the review period despite an exceptionally challenging gl…