Anil Kumar Kanungo

The Author is a former senior faculty, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi.

Contributions

What Does a Second Term of Mr. Trump Mean for China?

August 14, 2024 Anil Kumar Kanungo

What would a second term of Trump administration mean for China? Would it be much harsher than the first one or would there be a minor compromise? It looks difficult to predict the exactness of Trump’s approach. However, looking at the chronology o...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, China, Trump, USA, WTO, Biden

The 13th WTO Ministerial Conference: Addressing Fragmentation and Unilateral Industrial Policy

February 16, 2024 Anil Kumar Kanungo

As the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC) is scheduled to take place during February 26-29, 2024 at Abu Dhabi amidst a highly fractured world, trade ministers of member countries are worried and concerned about the prospects of world trade. Growth ...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, agriculture, Food Security, China's supply chains, dispute settlement mechanism

E-Commerce: Issues and Challenges

April 27, 2023 Anil Kumar Kanungo

E-Commerce globally is on the rise. Relentless innovation in technology, endless consumer’s demand for variety of products and services, digitalization drive, advent of internet, OTT, and Covid-19 pandemic have propelled the world economy to witnes...

Tags: Economic Studies, Technological and Scientific Studies, Article, WTO, G-20, MSME, FTA, E-Commerce, ICT, ONDC, RTA

Potentiality of India’s Services Sector: Current State of Play

January 24, 2023 Anil Kumar Kanungo

The contribution of services sector[1] to the Indian economy is well-recognized. With a significant share of over 50% in gross domestic product (GDP) (Economic Survey, 2021-22, M...

Tags: Economic Studies, Article, ASEAN, RCEP, COVID-19, AI, GDP, WTO, FTAs, services sector, ICT, GATS, IT, ITes

Significance of Launching Central Bank Digital Currency by RBI

December 23, 2022 Anil Kumar Kanungo

Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decisive move to initially discount the growing promises and popularity of crypto currency in India is quite praiseworthy. In a highly uncertain, volatile and non-transparent global financial regime, adoption of crypto...

Tags: Economic Studies, Article, RBI, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, CBDC