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Ab scene yeh hai ki India ne apna stance thoda change kiya hai. Pehle toh India e-commerce moratorium ko extend karne ke khilaaf tha, aur Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal ne toh US ki permanent ban ki koshishon par sawal bhi uthaya tha, jisse lag raha tha ki India approve nahi karega. Lekin ab, late Friday ko, India ne WTO members ko signal diya hai ki woh is ban ko <b>2 saal</b> ke liye extend karne ko accept kar sakte hain. Yeh shift tab hua hai jab Cameroon mein ek crucial WTO session hone wala hai. Yeh basically ek aisa agreement hai jo <b>1998</b> se har <b>2 saal</b> mein renew hota aa raha hai.
Wahi, America ka agenda bilkul opposite hai. Woh iss e-commerce moratorium ko permanent banane ke liye bahut zor laga raha hai, kyunki unka maan'na hai ki yeh digital economy ki stability aur growth ke liye bahut zaruri hai. US Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, ne saaf kaha hai ki Washington temporary extensions nahi, balki long-term solution chahta hai taaki global digital trade aur innovation ko boost mil sake. Tech industry ke bade players bhi isse agree karte hain aur warning de rahe hain ki agar yeh permanent agreement nahi hua toh tariffs lag sakte hain, jo online commerce ko disturb karenge aur innovation ko rok denge. Kai desh aur badi US tech companies bhi US ka saath de rahi hain.
Toh asli conflict kahan hai? Yeh hai alag-alag desh ki priorities mein. India, South Africa, aur Indonesia jaise developing nations ko ek bada dar yeh hai ki yeh moratorium unki potential tax income ko kam kar dega aur unke local businesses ko support karne ki capacity ko bhi restrict karega. India ka kehna hai ki current rules zyada tar developed countries aur unki badi companies ko hi fayda pahunchate hain, aur India ko revenue generate karne aur apne developing digital sector ko protect karne se rokate hain. Dusri taraf, US Chamber of Commerce jaise supporters ka kehna hai ki duty-free digital trade ne itni badi growth ko fuel kiya hai, prices kam kiye hain aur businesses aur consumers ke liye services access ko badhaya hai. Global digital trade toh <b>2024</b> mein estimated <b>$7.23 trillion</b> tak pahunch gaya tha.
Yeh jo e-commerce moratorium par talks chal rahi hain, yeh World Trade Organization (WTO) ke liye ek critical test hai, yeh dekhne ke liye ki woh current trade issues ko kaise handle kar paata hai. Global trade mein chal rahe disruptions aur political tensions ke beech, WTO ki digital trade rules par agreement banane ki ability ko sabhi closely watch kar rahe hain. Desh <b>5 se 10 saal</b> ki extensions ya naye digital trade committees banane jaise options par विचार kar rahe hain, par bade differences abhi bhi obvious hain. Upar se, "electronic transmissions" ki clear definition na hone ki wajah se bhi confusion badh raha hai, jisse alag alag samajh aur future mein conflicts ho sakte hain.
Ab India ke possible concession ke baad bhi, permanent agreement toh abhi bhi door lag raha hai. US ki permanent ban ki demand, India ki <b>2 saal</b> ki short extension ki desire se seedha takra rahi hai. Iska matlab hai ki chahe temporary deal ho jaaye, yeh digital tariffs par core debate ko khatam nahi karegi. Businesses ke liye yeh ongoing uncertainty ek bada risk hai, jo investment aur long-term planning ko slow kar sakti hai. Aur jab WTO ki khud ki structural problems hain, jaise uska stalled Appellate Body, toh yeh sawal bhi khada hota hai ki koi bhi agreement kaise enforce hoga. Developing nations moratorium ko tax karne aur local industries ko support karne ke unke right ko limit karne wala maante hain, jisse woh badi digital companies ke khilaaf ho jaate hain jo free market access chahti hain. Toh tariffs ki possibility, postpone hone ke baad bhi, duty-free digital trade ke aadi businesses ke liye ek chinta ka vishay bani hui hai.
Toh ab final result kya hoga? Yeh abhi bhi unclear hai. Jaise hi ministers WTO ki 14th Ministerial Conference ke liye gather honge, e-commerce moratorium debate ka future abhi bhi suspense mein hai. India ka shift shayad short-term extension ka raasta khol de, yeh maan sakte hain. Lekin US ki permanence ki demand aur developing nations ki serious concerns ek bada hurdle hain. WTO ko yahan ya toh digital trade ke liye ek stable, predictable framework banana hoga, ya fir is badhti hui economic sector mein aur uncertainty ko allow karna hoga. Kisi bhi extension ke final terms mein compromise hoga hi, jo ek final, lasting solution ko future talks ke liye postpone kar dega.