Author: Nihit Gupta, Joint Partner After India-Japan CEPA and India-South Korea CEPA signed in 2009 and 2011 respectively, India-UAE CEPA is the first comprehensive agreement in the last one decade. This is the first free trade agreement and comprehensive agreement for India with any Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country, as also the fastest agreement to […]

The present dispute arose when Mexico challenged the measures imposed by Costa Rica on imports of Avocados from Mexico, for consumption within its territory, for violating obligations undertaken under the Agreement for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) of the WTO. Costa Rica imposed restrictions on imports of Avocados from Mexico, based on examination undertaken […]

Judgement of CESTAT Dated 30th August 2022 Multiple domestic producers filed appeals raising concerns against rejection of the recommendations made by the Designated Authority for imposition or extension of anti-dumping duty or safeguard duty or countervailing duty by the Central Government without giving any reasons. In some matters, an Office Memorandum was issued stating that […]

Author: Ojasvi Nautiyal, Legal Associate India and Australia signed the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) on 2nd April 2022, which is an interim trade agreement to boost trade, before the two nations agree on a more comprehensive economic trade agreement. India and Australia commenced negotiations in 2010 for a trade agreement covering trade in […]

Authors: Nihit Gupta, Joint Partner Production Linked Incentive (also known as PLI) is a government initiative launched in March of 2020, to encourage investment from foreign and domestic companies and to create more employment. The idea behind the scheme is relatively simple: To boost India’s manufacturing capabilities To decrease reliance on imports To enhance export-oriented […]

Author: Nishtha Gupta, Business Analyst Just as the world was recovering from the effects of the pandemic and the world-wide lockdowns that completely disrupted the global economy and supply chain, Russian military’s aggression towards Ukraine has again upset the global economy. On 24th February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a military operation in eastern […]