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12 U.S. Congressmen urge Biden to hold India accountable in WTO for 'trade-distorting practices'

A dozen U. S. lawmakers have written a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to file a formal request for consultations with India at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over its "dangerous trade-distorting practices" that they claim have impacted U. S. farmers and ranchers.

The Congressmen stated that current WTO rules allowed the governments to subsidise up to 10% of the value of commodity production. However, the Indian government continues to subsidise more than half of the value of production for several commodities, including rice and wheat, they said.

‘Lack of enforcement’

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