China again knocked on the door of WTO, raised questions on India’s solar and telecom policies

By Samira Vishwas On Dec 19, 2025

India-China WTO Dispute: China has once again filed a complaint against India in the World Trade Organization i.e. WTO. This is China’s second complaint regarding India in the year 2025. Earlier in the month of October, China had also filed a case regarding India’s electric vehicle and battery subsidy.

China’s Commerce Ministry said in a statement issued on Friday that India is imposing higher taxes on telecom equipment and other ICT products. Along with this, the government subsidy being given to the solar sector is also proving to be harmful for Chinese companies.

China alleges that these Indian policies are directly benefiting domestic companies, while it has become difficult for foreign companies to compete equally in the market. The ministry has called it unfair competition and said that it is against WTO rules.

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India-China WTO Dispute

India accused of breaking rules

China says that India’s current policies violate important rules of WTO like ‘National Treatment’. Under these rules, no country is allowed to give more advantages to its domestic companies than foreign companies.

The Chinese Ministry has appealed to India to respect its promises made under WTO and to immediately improve these policies. China has given clear indications that it will not back down to protect the interests of its industries.

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Questions have already been raised on EV subsidy

This is not the first time that China has objected to India’s subsidy policy. Earlier, China had also expressed displeasure over the huge subsidy being given to electric vehicles in India.

China says that India is giving excessive financial assistance to its EV companies. Due to this, Indian companies are getting an edge in the market and the sales of Chinese electric vehicles and EV products are being affected.

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India is at the forefront in providing EV subsidy

According to a report, the highest subsidy on electric vehicles is being given in India among the big countries of the world. The buyer and the company together get a benefit of up to 46 percent on Tata Nexon EV, India’s best-selling electric car.

To promote EV in India, the government is giving benefits of schemes like low GST, lower road tax compared to petrol-diesel vehicles and PLI i.e. Production Linked Incentive to the companies.

For this reason, the number of electric vehicles in the country is increasing rapidly. However, China believes that such policies are against international trade rules. Now everyone’s eyes are on WTO’s next step and it remains to be seen what India’s response to this complaint is.