At the Berlin Global Dialogue Roundtable, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal made a firm defence of India’s independent trade policy when questioned about free trade agreements and geopolitical pressures. Responding to a query on balancing deadlines, sanctions, and alliances, Goyal said, ‘India has never decided its friends based on anything other than national interest.’ When UK Trade Minister Chris Bryant mentioned exemptions on Russian oil, Goyal countered, ‘Then why single out India?’, drawing attention to double standards in global trade expectations.
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