The World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements contain certain distinct provisions for developing countries called Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT) that allow for increased market access for developing country exports and some protection for their markets. Therefore, the WTO aims to achieve development by these two methods. Indeed, India has been following the same economic policy evident from an analysis of its five year plans. One of the principal organs of the WTO is the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB). This article mainly looks at the cases involving India as complainant with a focus on the reports issued by the DSB. It analyses the interpretations of the agreements by the DSB in these reports to find out whether and how they correspond with the objectives of the WTO (and of India) including S&DT