Section 2(1)(d) in The Safeguard Measures (Quantitative Restrictions) Rules, 2012
(d)"interested party" includes -(i)an exporter or foreign producer or the importer of goods (which is subject to investigation for purposes of imposition of safeguard quantitative restrictions) or a trade or business association, majority of the members of which are producers, exporters or importers of such goods;(ii)the Government of the exporting country; and(iii)a producer of the like goods or directly competitive goods in India or a trade or business association, a majority of members of which produce or trade the like goods or directly competitive goods in India;