We object in principle to the US action on steel imports, says Aruna Sharma

With South Korea and Japan, we have free trade agreements, where we have zero per cent duty, says Aruna Sharma, secretary to the Ministry of Steel

ARUNA SHARMA, secretary to the Ministry of Steel, to Megha Manchanda & Jyoti Mukul on the US adminstration's raising of tariffs on import of this commodity and aluminium. Edited excerpts:
 
Is the government worried at the impact of the 25 per cent tariff on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium imported in the US from all countries?
We are the 10th biggest exporter (of steel) to the US; our exports have gone up 16 per cent from 2011. It is not that our export growth is highest. Russia’s steel exports to the US grew 140 per cent while