India’s 8th Trade Policy Review at WTO Scheduled on 21 and 23 July 2026
India’s eighth Trade Policy Review will examine trade policy, market access, GST reforms, digital trade facilitation, and India’s external trade profile under the WTO’s transparency mechanism.
- India’s trade performance remained resilient despite global uncertainty, according to the government’s submission.
- India’s review submissions highlight digital tools, tax reform, and trade facilitation as part of the trade policy narrative.
- The WTO Trade Policy Review is designed to enhance transparency, predictability, and understanding of a member’s trade policy.
India’s 8th Trade Policy Review (TPR) at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is scheduled for 21 and 23 July 2026. The review matters because the WTO’s TPR mechanism is one of the main transparency tools used to examine a member’s trade policy, market access, and related domestic measures.
What a Trade Policy Review means
A Trade Policy Review is a peer-review process under the WTO. It is based on two principal documents: a policy statement submitted by the member under review and a report prepared by the WTO Secretariat. The Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB), which includes the full WTO membership, conducts the review.
UPSC may ask about the objective and process of a Trade Policy Review under the World Trade Organisation, India’s place in the multilateral trading system, and the policy implications of trade resilience, Free Trade Agreements, Goods and Services Tax simplification, and digital trade facilitation.
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