WTO will examine e-commerce and farm policies of India
The World Trade Organisation is going to review India’s e-commerce and farm policies next month of January 2021.
The Govt is facing questions on digital tax, e-commerce policy, imposing higher duties on IT products and New its farm policies associated with sugar, pulses, and lentils.
What will be discussion during the WTO review
- WTO will discuss the many issues related to Indian government policies including IPRs, agricultural policies, and e-commerce.
farm policies of India are under scanner
- The WTO is likely to review in the 1st week of next month 2021. as well as, various countries are arising questions on India’s farm policies.
- In which, the United States, New Zealand, Brazil, Canada and the European Union has put questions on the quantitative restrictions on sugar subsidies, pulses, and export subsidies.
- India is the 1st nation that invokes the peace clause to neglect the subsidy limit for rice.