India in bilateral talks with Brazil to resolve sugar dispute at WTO
The Hindu
India is in negotiations with Brazil to resolve a sugar dispute at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is coordinating with concerned departments for the same.
India is in negotiations with Brazil to resolve a sugar dispute at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is coordinating with concerned departments for the same, government sources said.
India is also following a similar process for other complainants of the sugar dispute at the Geneva-based WTO, they said.
In 2019, Brazil, Australia and Guatemala dragged India into the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism alleging that New Delhi's sugar subsidies to farmers are inconsistent with global trade rules.
The Department of Commerce is coordinating with all the concerned line ministries to arrive at possible alternatives, one of the sources, who is aware of the development, said.
The exercise assumes significance as a WTO dispute settlement panel on December 14, 2021, ruled that India's support measures for the sugar sector are inconsistent with the global trade norms.
In January 2022, India appealed against the panel's ruling at the WTO's appellate body, which is the final authority on such trade disputes.
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