The Big Picture: Export Preparedness Index 2020

The Big Picture: India-Japan-Australia Supply Chain Initiative

Desh Deshantar – Singapore International Arbitration Treaty & Scope

Post-COVID-19 revival: Along with stimulus package, govt must focus on the low-hanging fruit

Published: 5 August, 2020 4:45 AM.

By removing GST and tariffs overall, the respective positive impact on exports is 7% and 6%

These include those that have low IGST such as textiles and apparel and those that have high GST such as mobile handsets and automobiles.
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Singh in the Financial Express: Sustaining Atmanirbharta: The right policy mix

BY ATLANTIC COUNCIL 10 June, 2020.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a new national initiative to achieve “Atmanirbhar Bharat” or a “self-reliant” India. Within this vision he has argued that “today it is the need of the hour that India should play a big role in the global supply chain.”
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Budget 2020: Economy-focused market not impressed, says analyst

Financial Times, 2 February 2020.

Union Budget 2020: The finance minister presented a Union Budget covering a range of objectives and issues, both social and economic. The stock market, which is more focused on the economy, however has not been impressed.
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US-China trade deal: Time running out to woo FDI exiting China

Financial Express, 20 December 2019.

The recent bilateral trade deal between the US and China has important implications for India. It hastens the need to conclude India’s ongoing efforts to provide a policy framework for attracting foreign direct investment seeking locations other than China.
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View: Indian exporters in need of export subsidy scheme to compete with global players

Economic Times, 6 December 2019.

Based on a complaint by the US, a World Trade Organisation (WTO) panel has determined that India’s export subsidies are inconsistent with WTO requirements.
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India’s RCEP dilemma: To be in, or not to be in

Financial Express, 9 November 2019.

India has decided not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) till its key concerns are addressed. These include establishing a special safeguard mechanism to quickly address surge in imports from China (and dairy products from Australia and New Zealand),
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How India can capitalise on US-China trade war

Economic Times, 28 May 2019.

In the major trade standoff between China and the US, US President Donald Trump is steadfast in his approach of raising tariffs and using other policies for pressurising China.
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Unfair trade practices: A strong WTO can play a key role

Financial Express, 17 April 2018.

The steel and aluminium safeguards announced by US president Donald Trump, followed by his proposed tariff increase against China on the basis of alleged intellectual property rights (IPR) violations, have led to a tense and complex situation.
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Trump’s trade war: A disruptive approach to trade policy

Financial Express, 9 March 2018.

US President Donald Trump has changed the whole landscape of political discourse, especially with respect to trade policy. This began with the exit of the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and continues with the repeated threats of leaving the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),
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