WTO rules against India's sugar export subsidies against farmers

WTO has recommended that India's support measures for the sugar sector are inconsistent with the global trade norms.

A dispute panel of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Tuesday recommended that India's support measures for the sugar sector are inconsistent with the global trade norms, the finding which New Delhi said was "completely unacceptable" to the country.

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. Brazil is the largest producer and exporter of sugar in the world.