India Greenlights Certain Food Exports to the Maldives

India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade will allow exports of eggs, potatoes, onions, rice, wheat flour, sugar, dal, stone aggregates and river sand to the Maldives under a bilateral trade agreement between the two nations, the DGFT said in a July 12 notification. The agreement extends from 2021 through 2024 and allows for certain quantities for each fiscal year of the period outlined in the notification. Exports of these goods will be exempted from any future restrictions.