INDIA LAUNCHES WTO TRADE DISPUTE AGAINST THE USA OVER TRUMP METAL TARIFFS
May 1st, 2018
The Indian government has launched a disputes proceeding at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), protesting at the USA’s imposition of duties of 25% and 10% on imports of India-made steel and aluminium products.
New Delhi argues that the tariffs, imposed on March 23 by the Trump administration to protect and expand American aluminium and steel production, break the WTO's General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its Agreement on Safeguards.
Formal talks will now be staged between the Indian and American governments, and if these do not resolve the ...
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