Overview
- Beijing filed a request for WTO consultations on October 15, the first step that triggers a 60-day window under dispute rules.
- China alleges India’s support breaches national treatment and constitutes prohibited import‑substitution subsidies, giving local firms an unfair edge.
- Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said New Delhi will examine the filing, and no dispute panel has been requested.
- Measures cited include the EV policy and Production‑Linked Incentive schemes, along with the PM E‑Drive and PM e‑Bus Sewa programmes to boost domestic manufacturing.
- The action mirrors Chinese consultations with Türkiye, Canada and the EU, as Chinese EV makers expand exports and encounter new trade barriers abroad.