India Par US Ki Nazar Aur Tight
US Trade Representative (USTR) ki annual Special 301 Report mein India ko fir se Priority Watch List par rakha gaya hai IP protection aur enforcement ke liye. Yeh list China aur Russia jaise bade countries ke saath hai, jo dikhata hai ki US, India ke IP practices par ab aur zyada 'nazar' rakhega.
USTR mein Ambassador Jamieson Greer ne kaha ki woh 'unfair trade practices' ke khilaaf 'enforcement tools' use karenge taaki 'American innovators' ko duniya bhar mein protect kar sakein.
USTR Ka Plan Kya Hai?
Agale ek saal tak, USTR in countries ke saath milkar kaam karne ka plan bana raha hai. Ambassador Rick Switzer ne emphasize kiya ki US ke innovators aur brands ko strong IP protection ki zaroorat hai. USTR trade talks aur dusri discussions mein IP se related market access issues ko address karega.
Aur Kya Badlav Hue Watchlist Mein?
Iske alawa, Vietnam ko 'Priority Foreign Country' banaya gaya hai. Argentina aur Mexico ne improvements dikhaane ke baad 'Watch List' par move kiya hai, aur European Union ko bhi add kiya gaya hai. Yeh report Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 ke tehat USTR ke dusre trade probes ke saath aayi hai, jismein excess manufacturing capacity ko lekar bhi concerns hain. India ke shrimp exports ko bhi recently criticism mili thi jo alleged government subsidies par thi, jisse US producers ke liye 'uneven playing field' create ho raha tha.
