Archive · 27 Sep 2025

India Faces Pressure to Rethink Trade Strategy Amid China's WTO Shift

India Faces Pressure to Rethink Trade Strategy Amid China's WTO Shift

China has decided it won't ask for special trade rules anymore, which changes things for countries like India.

India is a big economy, but still uses rules to help its farmers and poor people.

These rules let India protect its farmers with subsidies.

Developed countries have subsidies too, but sometimes criticize India.

If India loses these special rules, farmers could lose money, and food prices might go up.

To deal with this, India should try to keep these protections for agriculture, use its strengths in online trade, and gradually change trade rules.

This way, India can grow its economy while still helping those in need.

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