India Exempts Some Nations From Rice Curbs for Food Security
- The government to sell rice to Bhutan, Singapore and Mauritius
- India had pledged to allow some sales on humanitarian grounds
Harvested paddy rice at a grain market in Ambala, India.
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India has permitted some rice shipments to Mauritius, Bhutan and Singapore for food security purposes after the South Asian nation imposed sweeping export restrictions to control domestic prices.