Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Chairs Meeting with Export Promotion Councils and Industry to Strengthen Export Ecosystem Post India–New Zealand FTA Signing

• On 27 April 2026, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal chaired a stakeholder meeting at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi with Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) and industry to operationalise gains from the just-signed India–New Zealand FTA.
• The meeting set a USD 2 trillion export target by 2030 under the Viksit Bharat vision and reviewed the DGFT Export Reform Framework and the Export Promotion Mission (EPM).
• Importance for UPSC: intersects GS-II (bilateral relations) and GS-III (external sector, trade policy, MSMEs, FTAs).