India Opposes Permanent Moratorium on E-Commerce Customs Duties at WTO

India has strongly opposed efforts by developed nations at the World Trade Organization to make the moratorium on e-commerce customs duties permanent. Arguing that the moratorium disproportionately benefits multinational tech giants and deprives developing economies of crucial tariff revenues, New Delhi is advocating for a sovereign right to tax digital transmissions. This stance highlights the ongoing global divide over equitable digital trade regulations and tech monopolies.