New Delhi/Paris, May 25 (PTI) A day ahead of a WTO informal ministerial meeting at Paris, India today said it will not accept attempts by developed countries to shift goal posts of the Doha mandate that calls for an equitable global trade deal.
Also opposing any rush into completing the Doha multilateral negotiating round, New Delhi said that the developed countries are seeking to put more demands on the developing nations for market opening. It said progress already made must be protected.
"India views such an attempt to shift goal posts as unacceptable and as a violation of the mandate," Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said.
He will participate in the informal WTO meeting of the select Trade Ministers on the sidelines of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Development) meet in Paris tomorrow.