WTO to Examine Chinese Complaint Over India Batteries, E-Vehicles

Exterior of the World Trade Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

The World Trade Organization said Tuesday it would establish an expert panel to examine a Chinese complaint over Indian incentive schemes in the automotive and renewable energy sectors.

The WTO said in a statement that its Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) had agreed during a meeting to set up a panel to review China’s assertion that the Indian measures unfairly discriminate against foreign businesses and restrict trade, in violation of WTO rules.

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