GST brings Bhutan's cardamom exports to India to a halt

Bhutan’s exports of cardamom to India have come to a halt due to knots in Indian official formalities, leading to large-scale illegal cross-border trade. As a way out, Bhutan has requested India to bring the widely-used spice out of  GST purview. The reversal began when India put GST in place in July 2017, with the new regime bringing the Rs 65-crore trade to a complete halt. A low-key matter…