Move to levy post-GST import duties on mobile phones sparks WTO protest

 India’s plans to impose import duties on mobile phones under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime have created a flutter among manufacturing countries, including Japan, Korea, the US and the EU, at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and led to protests. All four have alleged that it would amount to a violation of the global information technology agreement (ITA) and have asked New Delhi t…