Welcoming global firms

Policy confusion and discrimination in retail must end

The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide has caused a considerable re-examination of the nature of globalisation. The lack of resilience of existing global supply chains has been revealed — and, as a consequence, investors, companies, and governments may be willing to invest in new geographies that may add to the sustainability of their trading networks. This has provided an opportunity to India, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the nation on the subject of self-reliance, was quick to highlight. Mr Modi laid stress on the point that India must become part of global supply chains. The