Consensus-based decision-making is the bedrock of WTO’s legitimacy: Commerce and Industries Minister, Shri. Piyush Goyal in WTO MC-14

• WTO MC14 (14th Ministerial Conference) was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, 26–30 March 2026; India was led by Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.
• India's central pitch: consensus-based decision-making is the bedrock of WTO's legitimacy; reforms must correct Uruguay Round asymmetries and resist plurilaterals that fragment the multilateral trading system (MTS).
• Relevant for GS-II (international institutions) and GS-III (external sector, agriculture, fisheries, digital trade).