At WTO, Goyal says subsidies by many countries hurting Indian fishermen

India on Thursday said that it is “very” keen to finalise an agreement on fisheries subsidies in the WTO as irrational benefits and overfishing by many countries are hurting domestic fishermen and their livelihood. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal also said that WTO member countries still need to cover significant ground to make the negotiation text on the agreement balanced to meet the concerns of developing and least-developed countries (LDCS). “We still need to cover significant ground to make the text balanced, to meet the just concerns of developing and LDC Members,” Goyal said during an online ministerial meeting of the WTO on the crucial fisheries subsidy.