Author- Ayushi Gupta, Associate On 4th November 2025, the Government of India notified the Rules for Sustainable Harnessing of Fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)” (‘Rules’) under the Territorial Waters, Continental Shelf, Exclusive Economic Zone and other Maritime Zones Act, 1976. These Rules are aimed at ensuring sustainable fisheries within the Indian EEZ and […]

Author- Vasudha Tamrakar Verma   The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 introduced significant changes that strengthened the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to deal with contemporary issues concerning competition in the Indian markets. One such important amendment pertains to the codification of the concept of “Hub and Spoke Cartel” in the law. The Supreme Court of […]

Author-  Nishtha Gupta, Principal Business Analyst With an increase in bilateral trade agreements being executed, bilateral safeguard measures have increasingly become a fundamental tool for regulating trade. Trade agreements eliminate or reduce Customs duty, thereby allowing the signing countries to improve their trade relations and integrate their economies. They also contribute to the growth of […]

Author: Ojasvi Nautiyal, Senior Associate and Kanika Kapoor, Associate Following the review meeting held by the WTO Trade Policy Review Body on 17th and 19th July 2024, the WTO issued its ninth trade policy review report with respect to the trade policy and practices of China. The last review report for China was issued in […]

Authors: Aastha Gupta, Joint Partner, and Saniya Shreevastava, Associate In August 2023, the WTO panel issued its report in a dispute brought by the United States concerning the consistency of additional duties imposed by China in retaliation to the US Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium products. The panel found that China’s imposition of […]

Authors: Aastha Gupta, Joint Partner And Nishtha Gupta, Business Analyst Under the WTO Agreement, any exemption of import duties on raw materials used for exported goods shall not be considered as conferring a countervailable benefit, provided the government of exporting country has a system in place to ensure that no excess benefit accrues to the […]