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USTR slams India's tech rules, IP gaps as trade frictions mount

By Freny Patel ( April 6, 2026, 09:45 GMT | Insight) -- The Office of the United States Trade Representative has labelled India’s content takedowns “politically motivated” trade barriers, and said stricter tech rules, weak trade secret protection, data restrictions and price controls were growing hurdles to US-India digital and economic ties.India’s content takedown orders against American social media platforms have been described as "politically motivated" non-tariff trade barriers by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, or USTR. The findings were detailed in the 2026 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers, submitted to President Donald Trump and Congress on March 31....

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