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India needs to look beyond Buenos Aires, says Suresh Prabhu

The govt is conducting market research on specific geographies and products to analyse import demand globally, said Suresh Prabhu

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu
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Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu

Subhayan Chakraborty
With a little over a fortnight left before the World Trade Organization’s biennial ministerial conference gets underway at Buenos Aires in Argentina, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu tells Subhayan Chakraborty that India should focus on strategising how to scale up its exports in tandem with the economy reaching the $5 trillion mark in less than a decade. To jumpstart exports, Prabhu says the government is conducting market research on specific geographies and products to analyse import demand globally. Edited excerpts:

What are your expectations from the upcoming ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation in Buenos Aires?

One should judge the