STATE TRADING

Follow-Up Questions Posed by the UNITED STATES
Regarding the Replies Provided By INDIA[1]

The following communication, dated and received on 23 March 2025, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United States.

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The United States thanks India for its replies to our questions and poses the following follow-up questions:

Follow-up Questions to India's Response to Questions 1, 2, and 6

The United States notes that India's replies to questions 1, 2, and 6 are as follows:

These entities are not STEs during the concerned period within the meaning of Article XVII of GATT and within the working definition of STE as set out in the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII of GATT 1994. Therefore, there is no need to notify these entities under Article XVII of GATT 1994.

However, these responses do not directly reply to the questions being asked. In the U.S. questions, it is specifically asked "why" India identifies certain entities as STEs elsewhere or, as in question 6, identifies special privileges that fall squarely within the working definition, but fails to do so for notification purposes. This is particularly in light of the evidence prefaced in each question. Therefore, the United States is again asking India to respond to the questions being posed.

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