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Shri Piyush Goyal participates in the G-20 meeting of the Trade and Investment Ministers;

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..... Shri Piyush Goyal participates in the G-20 meeting of the Trade and Investment Ministers; - News and Press Release Dated:- 23-9-2020 - News - Shri Piyush Goyal participates in the G-20 meeting of the Trade and Investment Ministers; Says that India is not in a position to accept the concept of Data Free Flow with Trust; Stresses on the importance to recognise the important role of smal .....

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..... l retailers in sustaining food chains and essential supplies We seek to make India economically stronger with enhanced capacities that would help us as a trusted partner and contribute better to the world, says Shri Goyal. Union Commerce and Industry Railways Minister Shri Piyush Goyal took part in the virtual meeting of the G-20 Trade and Investment Ministers. Making interventions duri .....

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..... ng the meeting, he called upon G-20 to play a leadership role in crafting a pathway to recover from COVID19, he said that one of the key lessons for all countries is the need to strike the right balance between their external and internal economic policies, with a view to ensuring balanced and sustainable development. He said that India stands ready to engage constructively with all G-20 Members t .....

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..... o push an agenda that is inclusive and development oriented. Shri Goyal announced that India is not in a position to accept the concept of Data Free Flow with Trust (DFFT). He said that India is of the view that the concept of DFFT is neither well understood nor is comprehensive enough in the legislation of many countries. Moreover, in view of the huge digital divide among countries, there is .....

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..... a need for policy space for developing countries who still have to finalize laws around digital trade and data. Data is a potent tool for development and equitable access of data is a critical aspect for us. India, like many other developing countries, is still in the phase of preparing a framework for its data protection and e-commerce laws. Moreover, the existing regulations on which DFFT is sou .....

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..... ght to be premised, such as uninhibited cross border flow of data, are grossly inadequate to address our concerns on data access. This could further aggravate the digital divide. , he added. He said that India along with some other G-20 Members, did not participate in the Osaka track last year due to our reservations. Describing G20 as a significant grouping representing the majority of the wo .....

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..... rld s population, its GDP and trade, Shri Goyal said that we must pursue an agenda that is universally beneficial and also takes into account the interests of Members outside the G-20. He stressed on the need to be sensitive to diverse economic realities. Shri Goyal said that it is important to recognise the important role of small retailers in sustaining food chains and essential supplies to h .....

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..... elp sustain lives and economic activity through the Covid-19 pandemic and in future. Shri Goyal said that under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India has used the current crisis as an opportunity to usher in bold and transformational reforms in the areas of agriculture, mining, defence, space technology, logistics, financial other sectors. He said We are active .....

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..... ly welcoming investment in infrastructure creation and our industrial and services businesses. The world is also recognizing the huge opportunities in India. Shri Goyal said that India s economic expansion is now premised on the policy of being Aatmanirbhar or self reliant. We seek to make India economically stronger with enhanced capacities that would help us as a trusted partner and contr .....

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..... ibute better to the world. During this COVID period India has taken major strides in this direction. We have ramped up our daily production of PPE to over half million from virtually nil earlier. We are self-sufficient in testing kits, masks, ventilators, etc. We also ensured equitable and transparent supplies of critical medicines. These measures reinforced our credibility as a reliable, trustwor .....

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..... thy and empathetic partner working for the common good , the minister said. On the issue of multilateral trading system, Shri Goyal said that India believes that it must be fair, transparent and balanced. He said that reforms must preserve core values and fundamental principles like non-discrimination, inclusiveness, recognition of including Special and Differential treatment, and consensus bas .....

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..... ed decision making. He said that India is supportive of the Riyadh Initiative which seeks to provide support to this reform process. However, we must recognise that WTO is a member led organization, and the G-20 must not seem to be intrusive and driving the agenda for the multilateral trading system. Rather, our priority should be to correct the asymmetry and imbalance in the existing trading sys .....

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..... tem , Shri Goyal added. Describing services as a critical driver of economic activity, Shri Goyal said that for most countries, it contributes to more than half of their GDPs and has been adversely impacted due to the ongoing pandemic. Since the sector is employment intensive and provides livelihood to the many, he said that it is important to prioritise services in the future agenda of the G-2 .....

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