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India Probes Diversion of 70-Tonne Sugar Shipment Bound for Maldives

India's Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is investigating the diversion of a 70-tonne sugar shipment bound for the Maldives to Sri Lanka. India had allocated a preferential sugar export quota of 64,494.33 tonnes to the Maldives, and exports to the Maldives have been at a standstill since the investigation began, with clearances halted at Colombo.

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Sources 1carried it 1 of 19 news outlets we monitor
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What happened

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  1. Sat 5 Apr
    India authorised the export of rice, wheat flour, dhal, sugar, eggs, potatoes, onions, stone aggregate and river sand to the Maldives under… on 5 April only Maldives Republic on 5 April, India authorised the export of rice, wheat flour, dhal, sugar, eggs, potatoes, and onions, as well as stone aggregate and river sand, to the Maldives under a preferential bilateral agreement.

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  • 70 tonnes Sugar shipment diverted to Sri Lanka Maldives Republic investigating irregularities surrounding 70 tonnes of sugar bound from India to the Maldives being diverted to Sri Lanka

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  • 64,494.33 tonnes Sugar export quota allocated to the Maldives Maldives Republic had allocated a specific export quota of 64,494.33 tonnes of sugar to the Maldives

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  • India's DGFT is investigating irregularities surrounding a 70-tonne sugar shipment bound for the Maldives that was diverted to Sri Lanka. Maldives Republic India's Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is investigating irregularities surrounding 70 tonnes of sugar bound from India to the Maldives being diverted to Sri Lanka, Indian media sources have reported.

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  • Sri Lankan officials halted clearances at Colombo. Colombo Maldives Republic Sri Lankan officials have halted clearances at Colombo, Indian news sources confirmed via trade sources.

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