Indian tariffs are WTO compliant; Govt should convey to US: GTRI

NEW DELHI: India’s import duties are in compliance with the global trade rules and the government should convey this to the US administration, economic think tank GTRI said on Sunday.

It also said that negotiating a comprehensive free trade agreement with the US presents several challenges.

The US may push India to open government procurement to American firms, reduce agricultural subsidies, weaken patent protections by allowing evergreening, and remove restrictions on data flows, it said, adding India has resisted these demands for decades and is still not prepared to accept. PTI