India challenges US visa fee hike at WTO

 India challenges US visa fee hike at WTO
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Summary India has launched a complaint at the World Trade Organisation over cost of US work visas.

It says are too high and discriminate against a group of Indian IT firms, in the latest sign of prickly trade ties between the two allies.The complaint is at the level of WTO consultations between the two parties - the last step to resolve a disagreement before entering a full-fledged legal dispute.India is taking up consultations on this issue and hopes to solve it amicably, an official at the trade ministry said on Wednesday, asking not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.

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