Jaitley calls for open borders; says ‘barriers to free trade should be dismantled’

Trading across national boundaries is an "economic imperative of our times" and barriers to free trade should be dismantled, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday, as he called for open borders. His comments came amid growing concerns over tariff wars across the world, especially after the US initiated a slew of actions against select goods to address its trade balance with select countries, including a few items like steel from the country.

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