India's voluntary decision to join the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) in 1997 was deemed a big mistake by some.
India having lost the WTO dispute on customs duties on mobile phones and certain other IT products is now old news. But an important facet of the dispute appears to have escaped attention of the analysts — why did India voluntarily join the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) in 1997 and commit to eliminating customs duties on about 200 IT products? An answer to ...
