New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- India has moved away from a traditionally cautious approach to trade negotiations, adopting a more assertive, future-oriented stance in its free trade agreements (FTAs), Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, said on Thursday.

Addressing the Global Economic Cooperation (GEC) 2026 summit in Mumbai, Goyal said the country now negotiates trade pacts from a position of strength rather than apologetically, prioritising long-term economic gains over short-term tariff concessions, reported the Business Standard.

He noted that India's strategy is to shape FTAs around its growth ambitions and global competitiveness, offering partners opportunities to participate in India's expansion over the next two to thr...