Articles

Overview of India’s Trade Policy from 2014-2024

India’s trade policy through 2014-24 has seen both hits and misses, fortunately more hits than misses. Getting a permanent peace clause at the WTO for our food security schemes in 2014, walking out of the RCEP agreement in 2019, and focusing on FTA....

May 31, 2024 Economic Studies , India , US , China , trade , RCEP , WTO , Protectionism , FTAs , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy , Reflections on PM Narendra Modi's Foreign Policy

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

Anil Kumar Kanungo Article

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....

January 24, 2023 Economic Studies , Article , ASEAN , RCEP , COVID-19 , AI , GDP , WTO , FTAs , services sector , ICT , GATS , IT , ITes

Neighborhood News Digest – 09 January 2023

Bangladesh

US to keep working with Bangladesh in different areas: Biden – New Age

United States president Joe Biden has said that his country acknowledges their enduring partnership with Dhaka and termed Bangladesh’s economic ....

January 09, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , Palestine , China , Sri Lanka , Bhutan , Japan , SAARC , Tourism , Crisis , Neighbourhood First , FTAs , USDP , India-Myanmar , U.S-Bangladesh , Visas , India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) , Tibetan Plateau , Elections2023 , fuel Prices , UML and Maoists

Will RCEP Miss India?

Amb Gurjit Singh Article

Vietnam has taken over from Thailand as the Chair of ASEAN in 2020. Its theme at its opening summit in June is ‘Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN’¹. Thailand is the country coordinator for India and will be followed by Singapore from 2021 ....

August 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , ASEAN , Australia , Japan , RCEP , Covid , TPP , regional value chains , CEPAs , FTAs

Priority issues for India in External Trade

Amb VS Seshadri

Four broad concerns capture the current context surrounding India’s external trade. First is our sluggish export performance for the last several years owing to global slowdown and also due to our declining competitiveness. With a share of 1.65 per....

July 29, 2019 Economic Studies , external trade , New Government , neighbours , WTO , FTAs , World goods exports , RECP , Trade Concerns , US-China Trade Tensions , E-Commerce