Japan to join WTO dispute consultations on India

New Delhi: Japan has expressed interest to join consultations in a dispute case filed by the EU in the WTO against India's import duties on some information and communications technology products, including mobile phones, according to a communication of the World Trade Organization.

Japan is the sixth country which wants to join the consultations sought by the European Union (EU) against India under the aegis of the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism.

The other countries which have requested are Canada, Thailand, the US, Singapore and Chinese Taipei.