<h1>India's Minister Urges Against Protectionism at WTO, Advocates for Multilateral Trading to Aid Developing Nations.</h1> India's Commerce, Industry, and Textiles Minister urged countries to avoid protectionism at the WTO Ministerial Conference, citing its potential to worsen the global recession. He emphasized respecting the WTO mandate and expressed concern over the stalled Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations. The Minister highlighted the risks of agreements among select members, advocating for strengthening the multilateral trading system to support developing countries. He argued that plurilateral deals undermine WTO principles of transparency and inclusiveness and stressed that global trade should not prioritize the interests of a few over the majority. An informal discussion with key interlocutors was proposed to advance these issues.