India loses WCO Election
THE 125th Annual Sessions of the World Customs Organization's Council - the Organization's highest decision-making body - took place in Brussels from 11 to 13 June 2015.
Elections to three posts of Directors were held during the sessions. The Indian Customs lost to Brazil.
The Chinese Customs campaigned vigorously for its candidate Liu Ping who won. Liu started his career as a Superintendent of Customs and is currently the Chairperson of WCO Technical Committee on Rules of Origin. His minister wrote letters to all the governments seeking support for him. Even the US Customs Commissioner released a video seeking support for the US candidate Anna Hinojosa. She also released a video explaining her vision.
India seems to have maintained absolute silence about its candidate Sandeep Bhatnagar.
Ten years ago India lost the election when the then CESTAT Member Chittaranjan Satpathy was our official candidate and five years before that AM Prasad was defeated.