The queries at the World Trade Organization (WTO) come weeks after these countries reluctantly agreed to India's demand for renegotiating the agreement related to food subsidies that turned into a make-or-break issue at the Bali ministerial meeting in December.
The government has denied the suggestions and said that India is complying with all international norms. "We are on the right track," said a top government official, dismissing the charges.
On January 29, at a meeting of the WTO's committee on agriculture, the US and Canada asked India about reports that it exported two million tonnes of wheat because of surplus stock, sources familiar with the discussions said. Canada then went on to ask if the floor price had been lowered to $260 a tonne from $300 a tonne proposed earlier, which was lower than the Canadian export price.
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