India, May 26 -- India's economy is witnessing a substantial annual benefit of Rs. 88,000 crore, thanks to the effective implementation of anti-dumping duties, according to new reports released today by the Centre for Domestic Economy Policy Research (C-DEP.in) and the Centre for World Trade Studies at the Ministry of Commerce. The findings were unveiled at the National Conclave on Strengthening Atmanirbharta.

Anti-dumping duties serve as a critical tool to protect Indian manufacturers from unfair trade practices, particularly predatory pricing by foreign exporters. These exporters often dump goods in the Indian market at prices lower than their actual cost of production, causing injury to domestic industries. The "injury margin", the ga...