India pushes its case at WTO headquarters in Geneva

A team of officials has recently visited WTO headquarters in Geneva for discussion on issues of India's interest, including the proposed trade facilitation pact in services. India has recently tabled a proposal at the WTO for an agreement on trade facilitation in services (TFS), Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said



in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. "A team of capital-based officers has visited Geneva for discussion on issues of India's interest, including TFS," she said. The TFS proposal aims at liberalising rules for movement of professionals and other steps to reduce transaction costs to boost growth of the services sector.