Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on India's FTAs, WTO reform, and why the status quo isn't an option

In this rapid-fire ET Digital conversation from Geneva, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala addresses India's recent FTAs with the EU and UK, explaining why the WTO views bilateral and regional deals as tools for diversification rather than threats to the multilateral system. She discusses India's eighth Trade Policy Review, its balancing act between multilateralism and fast-moving bilateral instruments, and closes with a candid, rapid-fire answer on WTO reform — declining to name one priority and instead naming all four the membership has identified: decision-making, development, level playing field, and fundamental principles.