WTO is relevant, necessary guardrails must in place before plurilaterals’ inclusion: India

Synopsis India has said discussions on including plurilateral agreements within the World Trade Organization framework should move forward only with consensus and proper safeguards to protect non-participating members. New Delhi: India on Saturday stated that necessary guardrails have to be in place before taking further the discussion on including plurilaterals into the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO). New Delhi reiterated that a permanent solution on public stock holding for food security purposes, special safeguard mechanism and cotton, the long pending mandated issues, must be delivered “on priority”. “The incorporation of plurilateral outcomes into the WTO framework should be…