India's Export Sops Face US Challenge

For India, the spotlight falls on sectors critical to both domestic manufacturing and export earnings

- Dhirendra Kumar

India has come under America's scanner at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over alleged export-linked subsidies, joining a list of countries facing similar probes that had until recently focused on China.

According to a WTO document reviewed by Mint, the US has named four Indian product categories—lined paper products, oil country tubular goods, high chrome cast iron grinding media and 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid—in its latest countervailing duty probes.