At G20, Piyush Goyal set to push for open trade, less protectionism

FM Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the 2-day meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is likely to call for reducing global protectionism and push  reforms at the World Trade Organization (WTO), at the upcoming G20 trade ministers meet in Japan.

The two-day meet beginning June 7 in Tsukuba, Japan, will be Goyal’s first engagement at a global trade forum, after he took charge of trade and industry affairs. India is strongly positioning itself as a leading voice against the ongoing global trade war and our stance in the upcoming meet will remain the same, a senior official said. A a result, the minister will reaffirm New Delhi's argument