India’s equalisation levy: Will it ignite a new trade war? SECTIONS Share Synopsis USTR’s report points out that: “India’s Digital services taxes is an outlier. It taxes numerous categories of digital services that are not leviable under other DSTs adopted around the world. This brings more US companies within the scope of the DST, and makes the measure significantly more burdensome.” Agencies While the path that India will adopt is not immediately known, it is unlikely that India will budge on its stand that its Equalisation Levy (EL) aka digital services tax is unequitable. In thi...