India’s Curbs on the Import of Malaysian Palm Oil

India has restricted palm oil imports after Malaysia commented on its policy towards Kashmir and criticised India’s internal policy decisions. India has cut import duty on crude palm oil (CPO) and refined, bleached and deodorised (RBD) palm oil, and also moved RBD oil from the “free” to the “restricted” list of imports.

Indian Grievances

While curbing oil imports has been under discussion since the Budget presented in July 2019, the move has been construed as retaliation against Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, who has criticised India’s internal policy decisions such as the revocation of the special status ....

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