India, Feb. 24 -- Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal today said that at a time when the world is grappling with uncertainty, India is building "bridges of trade, trust and transformation," and now enjoys preferential trade access to nearly two-thirds of global trade owing to a series of high-quality free trade agreements (FTAs) concluded under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Virtually addressing the 5th CII National Exports Competitiveness Summit in Chennai, Goyal underlined that all nine FTAs signed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership have been with developed economies that complement, rather than compete with, India's growth journey. The Minister emphasised that no nation can become developed...