US dismisses India's steel tariff challenge at WTO on legal, procedural grounds

The United States has rejected India's notice at the World Trade Organization (WTO), which proposed retaliatory action against the 25 per cent US tariffs on steel and aluminium, arguing that the tariffs were imposed on national security grounds. The US also pointed out procedural errors in India's case. In its note dated May 23, the US stated that India is wrongly treating the tariffs on steel and aluminium as safeguard measures. It clarified that these duties were imposed under US law (Section 232), which allows such action if imports are considered a threat to national security. This development is significant…