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March 30, 2026 9:44 AM

Piyush Goyal flags concerns over industrial fishing subsidies at WTO, backs small fishers

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday highlighted that the global challenge of overcapacity and overfishing is primarily driven by heavily subsidised industrial fleets, and not by small-scale fishermen in India and other developing nations, during deliberations at the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference (MC-14). Addressing discussions on fisheries subsidies - one of the key agenda items at the four-day conference held from March 26 to 29 - Goyal underlined the ...

March 30, 2026 1:53 PM

Piyush Goyal holds key bilateral meetings at WTO Ministerial Conference, pushes trade agreements and global cooperation

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with counterparts from Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the European Union on the sidelines of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC-14), focusing on accelerating trade agreements and strengthening economic partnerships. During his meeting with Canada’s International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, both sides discussed expediting negotiations for t...

March 27, 2026 11:12 AM

Piyush Goyal leads Indian delegation at WTO Ministerial Conference in Cameroon, calls for inclusive reforms

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal led the Indian delegation at the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Thursday in Yaounde, Cameroon. The two-day conference opened with a ceremonial session chaired by Cameroon’s Trade Minister and attended by WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, along with trade ministers and senior representatives from member countries. India was represented at the opening session by Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal. Du...

October 14, 2025 11:29 AM

Cameroon opposition candidate Tchiroma claims victory in presidential poll, urges Biya to concede

Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory late on Monday in the country's October 12 presidential election, urging President Paul Biya to accept defeat and "honour the truth of the ballot box". "Our victory is clear. It must be respected," Tchiroma said in a speech on his Facebook page from his hometown of Garoua in the north of the Central African state. "The people have chosen. And this choice must be respected." Tchiroma, 76, a former government spokesperson and employmen...