Prof Basanta Sahu, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, views that many exporters are not too concerned about current trade incentives. Instead, India’s focus should be more on choosing the right mark...
Financial institutions in India must strategize their export credit specifically for SME lending business to offer customised solutions that meet their needs....
The pandemic has evolved both as a challenge and an opportunity for India’s trade in medical products. The rising global demand for Indian COVID-19 vaccines may further give a boost to the sector. N...
While the leadership change in the US may be a shot in the arm for new WTO Chief Dr Ngozi Okonjo, she has to walk a tightrope on a number of urgent issues. Arguably, the priority for her would be to e...
Dr Arpita Mukherjee, Professor at ICRIER, proposes a step-by-step framework for India’s Foreign Trade Policy, where India should look at success stories from other countries, make subsidies WTO-comp...
Exporters would benefit from early announcement of RoDTEP rates across sectors, as well as a seamless process for claiming benefits. While there is currently ambiguity on the exact outlay given budget...
Dr Sunitha Raju, Professor at Indian Institute of Foreign trade feels that the upcoming Foreign Trade Policy should address structural constraints of India’s huge informal sector. Also, it should pr...
WTO members have criticised measures like AatmaNirbhar Bharat to promote domestic manufacturing and import substitution. However, domestic support initiatives are being adopted by a number of other co...
Even as exporters struggle with varying international standards for agricultural crops Sujit Patra, Secretary, India Tea Association, explains how the lack of internal harmonisation of standards in th...
RCEP is an important market for Indian fisheries exporters. Now that there’s no RCEP-India deal, India has quite a few options before it – signing FTAs with RCEP nations that are favourable for th...
