WTO disputes and mineral export controls reshape India’s export strategy

Singh pointed out that the global trading order is undergoing profound changes, with trade increasingly used as a geopolitical tool. He cited recent WTO ministerial deadlock and the prolonged inactivity of its appellate body as signs of strain in the multilateral system. Moreover, the rise of strategic restrictions on critical minerals and artificial barriers to technology access has turned trade into a lever of national security. These dynamics, he warned, demand that India adapt its export strategy to a more contested international environment.