India has signaled a potential softening of its position on the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) moratorium on e-commerce tariffs during the 14th ministerial conference held in Yaounde, Cameroon, from March 26 to 30. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India is open to a 'longer' timeline for the moratorium to provide businesses with greater predictability. This stance reflects India's ongoing discussions with other countries, aiming to finalize the timeline within the next couple of months. The conference concluded without a ministerial declaration due to a lack of consensus on key issues, including the contentious e-commerce moratorium. Currently, under the WTO moratorium, member countries do not impose customs duties on cross-border electronic transmissions, a practice that has been extended every two years for nearly three decades. While India has resisted a long-term moratorium due to concerns over revenue loss, many developed nations, including the United States, are pushing for its permanence. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has expressed that a temporary extension would not provide the necessary certainty for businesses and has indicated that the US may pursue plurilateral agreements outside the WTO framework. Goyal has suggested that any future plurilateral agreements should include 'guardrails' to ensure they align with broader WTO reforms.