New Delhi, June 11 -- New Delhi: Despite a bumper wheat harvest, India has formally notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it will not lift restrictions on wheat exports, citing food security concerns for its own population as well as vulnerable and neighbouring countries.

In a submission to the WTO's Committee on Agriculture on Tuesday. circulated on Wednesday, India said its temporary ban on wheat exports, first imposed in May 2022, remains in place due to ongoing volatility in global wheat prices and the need to ensure domestic availability.

India said it has "imposed a temporary ban on wheat exports by changing the policy from 'free' to 'prohibited', in line with Article XI:2(a) of the GATT 1994 and Article 12.1 of the Agr...