India Shifts Trade Strategy: Goyal Says No More Deals from Weakness, Focus Now on Balanced Partnerships
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has declared a strategic shift in India’s trade negotiations, asserting that the country is no longer desperate to clinch Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) or economic partnerships. Speaking at the 105th Annual General Meeting of ASSOCHAM in New Delhi on October 17, 2025, Goyal emphasized that “the days of…