India takes US steel tariffs complaint to the World Trade Organization

Indian officials told Reuters last month that India would open a WTO dispute if Indian firms were not exempted from the tariffs.

Reuters file image of a Steel rebar used for representational purpose only. 

GENEVA: India has launched a complaint against the United States to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium, a filing published by the World Trade Organization showed on Wednesday.

Indian officials told Reuters last month that India would open a WTO dispute if Indian firms were not exempted from the tariffs.