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US drags India to WTO against World's largest 4000 MW solar plant and solar mission


WASHINGTON/MUMBAI: The US has dragged India to WTO on country's solar mission plan that allows only local equipment, a development to which New Delhi said it will adequately respond to.

US Trade Representative Michael Froman said America has sought WTO dispute consultations with India over the domestic content requirement in phase II of India's solar programme.

"These domestic content requirements discriminate against US exports by requiring solar power developers to use India- manufactured equipment instead of US equipment. These unfair requirements are against WTO rules, and we are standing up today for the rights of American workers and businesses," he told reporters.

Dismissing the allegations, India said its national solar mission programme is WTO-compliant and it would defend its stand in the Geneva-based multilateral body.

"India will respond adequately at the WTO...We are also very clear that India has to create domestic manufacturing capacities. India must have those capacities. Otherwise, we will end up importing for the rest of our lives," Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said.

He said the programme involves huge subsidy and public money should not be used to pay for imports.

The US already had consultations with India on solar domestic content for the phase -I of the programme.

"It is not a surprise...We will participate in the consultations. Our current policy is WTO compliant. We will defend it," Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher said in New Delhi.

Kher, however, pointed out that several US companies have won contracts in phase II of India's National Solar Mission.

"If you look at the phase-II contracts, you will see that most of the contracts have gone to the American companies. They have participated in those bids and many of them have succeeded," he added.

India in 2010 launched Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. It aims to have 20,000 MW of grid-connected solar power by 2022.

US drags India to WTO on solar mission programme - The Economic Times


US upset with India over solar power equipment, may drag it to WTO for a larger pie - The Economic Times

Though wounds from the Khobragade affair have scarcely begun to heal, the India-U.S. relationship again witnessed a spike in tension this week, as U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has announced that Washington is initiating consultations with New Delhi over a World Trade Organisation dispute pertaining to India’s National Solar Mission (NSM).

Addressing journalists here on Monday, he said: “These domestic content requirements [in NSM Phase II] discriminate against U.S. exports by requiring solar power developers to use Indian-manufactured equipment instead of U.S. equipment,” and the U.S. on Monday morning informed Indian officials in New Delhi, Geneva and Washington that it was challenging this requirement.

He said such “unfair” requirements militated against WTO rules and the Obama administration was “standing up today for the rights of American workers and businesses,” and in particular disputing India’s proposed rules under both Article II: 4 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and trade (GATT) and Article 2 of the Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures (TRIM).

Mr. Froman characterised the request for WTO consultations as a “serious” step, underscoring that under WTO rules if the matter was not resolved through such consultations within 60 days of the request, the U.S. might ask the WTO to establish a dispute settlement panel.

He also focussed on the question of costs linked to this clean energy source, arguing: “These types of ‘localisation’ measures not only are an unfair barrier to U.S. exports but also raise the cost of solar energy, hindering deployment of energy around the world, including in India.”

According to attorneys for the USTR, close to 10,000 American jobs may be at stake in the solar industry sector if India carries through with the local content, and U.S. exports, which stood at nearly $119 million before these criteria kicked in, have “fallen off precipitously since then.”

The attorneys particularly drew attention to the vast size of India’s solar energy market, which under the NSM is estimated to increase 20-fold in the coming decade. India was thus a “very important… [and] the second largest market for U.S. solar exporters, [which was the reason behind] “the substantial concern,” at the local content rules.

The latest objections by the USTR follow from a previous round of dispute consultations initiated here in February 2013 regarding Phase I of the NSM.

On the broader course of bilateral ties, the USTR attorneys ruled out any link to the arrest on December 12 of Devyani Khobragade, India’s former Deputy Consul-General in New York, following which New Delhi took retaliatory measures against U.S. diplomats. The relationship went into a tailspin.

Solar storm hits India-U.S. relations - The Hindu
 
The news of USA being unhappy with India's stand on affordable medicine for people, made in India solar power plants, Devyani khobragade, not getting any order for Nuclear plant despite Nuke deal with India and not getting order for f16/f18.

USA is angry with the present congress govt. because congress party cares for Indians that's why USA trying every trick to topple it through its media propaganda, CIA funded kejriwal and now with Modi. :rolleyes:

They want bjp who will put up red carpet for them like vajpayee have put up for clinton or parvez musharaff the killer hundreds of army troops in kargil.:rolleyes:
 
The news of USA being unhappy with India's stand on affordable medicine for people, made in India solar power plants, Devyani khobragade, not getting any order for Nuclear plant despite Nuke deal with India and not getting order for f16/f18.

USA is angry with the present congress govt. because congress party cares for Indians that's why USA trying every trick to topple it through its media propaganda, CIA funded kejriwal and now with Modi. :rolleyes:

They want bjp who will put up red carpet for them like vajpayee have put up for clinton or parvez musharaff the killer hundreds of army troops in kargil.:rolleyes:

Mate your posts are becoming fun each passing day................:rofl: :rofl:

Bringing Modi to each & every topic is an ART which you have now mastered!!!

FYI, even MMS put up red carpet for Bush & Mushhy as well :lol:

One more thing, as far as MMRCA is concerned, NDA had already given order for 126 planes - mirage 2000s to FRANCE's DAssault, before UPA-1 scrapped the deal & braught f16/f18 on the first place.
 
Says a guy from the rape capital of the world, poverty capital of the world, malnutrition capital of the world and low IQ capital of the world.

Yup, thought so.

What content does this moron add on any thread but slander? But **** chini bhai bhai means he is worshipped by the home team here.
 
Says a guy from the rape capital of the world, poverty capital of the world, malnutrition capital of the world and low IQ capital of the world.

Yup, thought so.

Rape capital -USA
Poverty Capital - to some extent, yes. (PS: Africa is more poorer than us)
Malnutrition- Yes
IQ - See who is talking :lol: a chinese talking about IQ :D
 
The news of USA being unhappy with India's stand on affordable medicine for people, made in India solar power plants, Devyani khobragade, not getting any order for Nuclear plant despite Nuke deal with India and not getting order for f16/f18.

USA is angry with the present congress govt. because congress party cares for Indians that's why USA trying every trick to topple it through its media propaganda, CIA funded kejriwal and now with Modi. :rolleyes:

They want bjp who will put up red carpet for them like vajpayee have put up for clinton or parvez musharaff the killer hundreds of army troops in kargil.:rolleyes:

:omghaha::omghaha:.....:suicide:
 
Mate your posts are becoming fun each passing day................:rofl: :rofl:

Bringing Modi to each & every topic is an ART which you have now mastered!!!

FYI, even MMS put up red carpet for Bush & Mushhy as well :lol:

One more thing, as far as MMRCA is concerned, NDA had already given order for 126 planes - mirage 2000s to FRANCE's DAssault, before UPA-1 scrapped the deal & braught f16/f18 on the first place.

You simply twisted Bhai Fakir's arm . . . . :omghaha:
 
The news of USA being unhappy with India's stand on affordable medicine for people, made in India solar power plants, Devyani khobragade, not getting any order for Nuclear plant despite Nuke deal with India and not getting order for f16/f18.

USA is angry with the present congress govt. because congress party cares for Indians that's why USA trying every trick to topple it through its media propaganda, CIA funded kejriwal and now with Modi. :rolleyes:

They want bjp who will put up red carpet for them like vajpayee have put up for clinton or parvez musharaff the killer hundreds of army troops in kargil.:rolleyes:
really.....don't you remember how manmohan singh put red carpet for Obama and Bush.... how sonia gandhi prepared tea for her american guest... you don't remember how modi was refused USA visa..you don't remember how man mohan singh called the nuke deal with america his biggest accomplishment of his 10 year government.....you don't remember how Manmohan singh called indo-usa relation the relation of century....
may be you dont remember.....I can understand that......:coffee:
 
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