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An alternative export strategy

Instead of focusing on one over the other, India needs to view services and manufacturing as complementary, not exclusive activities

India's FTA ambitions in perspective

A protectionist tariff structure and an inability to integrate with global value chains may prove to be major challenges for India as it seeks deeper trade agreements

India's revamped FTA strategy

Its focus is at odds with the country's imperative of having an employment-promoting trade policy

Opportunities galore in the east

A deeper integration with east Asian economies could be integral to India's economic recovery in the pandemic

Strengthening India's trade policy

Greater trade with ASEAN will be supportive of the prime ministerial call for greater Indian manufacturing for world markets

Self-reliance and supply chains

India needs to focus on manufacturing competitiveness, rather than building domestic supply chains in their entirety

Resolving India-US trade issues

High expectations of a trade deal were probably misplaced ab initio as there was no bilateral FTA or economic cooperation agreement under negotiation

Time to re-visit India's trade policy

We need to recognise the importance of aligning with evolving regional trade formations and utilising preferential trade mechanisms

CPTPP: The new trade deal on the block

India must move quickly to join the 11-member grouping that is set to alter the global trade regime quite significantly