China has lodged a formal complaint against India with the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging New Delhi’s subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries. The Commerce Ministry will examine China’s detailed submissions.

According to China’s Commerce Ministry, India’s measures violate multiple WTO obligations, including the principle of national treatment, and amount to prohibited import substitution subsidies. The ministry claimed that these policies unfairly benefit India’s domestic EV industry and undermine China’s commercial interests, PTI reported.

The complaint comes as Beijing seeks to expand exports of its electric vehicles to India, following the two countries’ efforts to normalise ties after a five-year freeze triggered by the Eastern Ladakh standoff. Given the si

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