Finance minister Piyush Goyal tells students in Delhi that India will not allow imports of genetically modified (GM) products and will not open the dairy sector. He frames the message around protecting “sensitive” sectors and India’s stance in trade negotiations.
Goyal says India has never allowed imports of GM products and will not change course. He adds that dairy is especially sensitive and that India has not offered duty concessions in free trade agreements for this sector. Across the outlets, the core point is the same: India’s approach to GM products and dairy remains closed in the context of future trade pacts.
The coverage differs mainly in emphasis. Some outlets highlight the dairy sector opening and the refusal to allow GM products as a combined promise, while others foreground the broader principle that India has protected farmers, fishermen, and MSMEs in past and future trade deals.
