India’s request for the compliance panel came after the US announced trade retaliatory measures against New Delhi in December. India’s request for the compliance panel came after the US announced trade retaliatory measures against New Delhi in the solar dispute on 20 December 2017 without ascertaining whether India has removed all the restrictive measures on the imported solar cells and solar modules. The US sought to impose trade retaliatory measures worth more than $400 million without checking whether India has complied with the trade body’s ruling. India said it remains “confident” that the steps taken by India in the solar dispute “will lay to rest any doubts regarding India’s compliance with the recommendations and rulings of the DSB” and thereby negate the need for the US retaliatory measures. Also, the US’s postures on the solar dispute against India have come at a time when US President Donald Trump has imposed safeguard duties on solar cells by resorting to an old American law.

Source: Mint February 11, 2018 17:37 UTC