New Delhi, July 11 -- India has raised concerns at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the institutional and legal framework supporting a proposed e-commerce agreement negotiated by a group of member countries, questioning its implementation without the consensus required under WTO rules.

India Seeks Clarity On E-Commerce Agreement Framework

In a communication circulated to WTO members on July 8, India sought clarification on the interim arrangements adopted by 66 countries to operationalise the Agreement on Electronic Commerce (ECA), negotiated under the Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) launched during the WTO's 11th Ministerial Conference in 2017.

The intervention follows a declaration issued by participating countries at the WTO...