View: Indian exporters in need of export subsidy scheme to compete with global players
Jayant Dasgupta and Harsha Vardhana Singh,
Economic Times, 6 December 2019.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/view-indian-exporters-in-need-of-export-subsidy-scheme-to-compete-with-global-players/articleshow/72407133.cms
Based on a complaint by the US, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel has determined that India’s export subsidies are inconsistent with WTO requirements. India has appealed against the decision. Given the near-paralysis of WTO’s appellate body — two of its remaining three members are set to retire on December 10 — the dispute settlement process is likely to drag on. However, the panel decision against the Indian subsidy measures, in particular, the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS), ..