WTO: Five countries seek to join India-EU talks on import duties on select ICT products

India is likely to come under more pressure at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to roll back import duties on mobile phones, cameras and certain other products in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector with five countries, including Canada, the US, Thailand, Singapore and Chinese Taipei, seeking permission of the dispute settlement body (DSB) to join the consultations the EU has initiated with New Delhi on the matter.

“We are yet to arrive at a mutually suitable date for consultations with the EU on the matter of duties imposed on ICT products. The number of members who would want to be part of it may go up further as there is a lot of interest in this case. However, we are very clear that India has not violated any rule,” a government official told BusinessLine.