India concludes its Eighth Trade Policy Review at the WTO
India's Eighth Trade Policy Review (TPR) at the World Trade Organization in Geneva concluded on 23 July 2026, with 68 WTO Members participating; the Indian delegation was led by Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal.
Summary
The Trade Policy Review is a WTO transparency and monitoring mechanism under which Members' trade policies are periodically examined. Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal told Members that reform is a continuous process and that India is committed to an open, transparent and predictable trade regime. Responding to questions, Agrawal said India's agricultural tariffs protect the livelihoods of millions of small and resource-poor farmers.
Key facts
- Review
- India's 8th Trade Policy Review, WTO
- Concluded
- 23 July 2026 (second and final session), Geneva
- Participation
- 68 WTO Members
- Indian delegation led by
- Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal
- Mechanism
- WTO transparency and monitoring of Members' trade policies
Practice MCQs 2 questions
India's Trade Policy Review concluded at the WTO in Geneva on 23 July 2026 was its:
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Correct answer: D — Eighth
It was India's Eighth Trade Policy Review; 68 WTO Members participated.
Who led India's official delegation at its Eighth Trade Policy Review at the WTO in July 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Rajesh Agrawal
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal led the delegation.