<h1>India Opposes Freezing Custom Duties at WTO, Urges Duty-Free Access for LDCs, Highlights Importance of Development Agenda.</h1> India's Commerce Minister emphasized the country's stance against freezing current custom duties, arguing it limits policy flexibility for developing nations. At the WTO Ministerial Conference, he stressed the importance of retaining the development agenda amidst new proposals, advocating for the interests of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and subsistence farmers. The Minister highlighted India's commitment to equitable trade, urging developed nations to grant duty-free access to LDC products. He called for transparency in negotiations and preserving the Doha Round's development focus, cautioning against approaches that might undermine the multilateral trade tradition.