With the US effectively shutting its doors, the fear is that a cornered China will dump even more aggressively and flood other markets. India must brace for impact.
The World Bank has urged India to reconsider its position on RCEP. Worries about China’s overcapacity and India’s struggles with previous FTAs had led to its withdrawal in 2019.
PM Modi has sought to incentivise manufacturing in India through PLI schemes, but the components have come mainly from China, with Indian companies only engaged in assembling.
India has reasons to achieve pragmatic economic exchanges, as articulated in the Economic Survey—the inescapability of Chinese supply chains, the ineffectiveness of tariffs, and India’s dependence on Chinese imports for its manufacturing sector.
Over past 3 years, commerce ministry data on bilateral trade with China has hovered around $95 bn. Data from Chinese govt over last 3 fiscals shows figures steadily above $110 bn.
In his article, Zhang Jiadong, director of the Center for South Asian Studies at Fudan University, discusses India’s shift towards a ‘great power strategy’ under Modi.
Veteran investor says government’s swift actions to ease doing business in India will ensure that manufacturing remains in the country and does not shift back.
Commerce ministry data shows that in April and May, India’s exports to China declined by 31% while imports grew by 12.75%. Overall trade grew by just 2% compared to previous year.
If India hopes to implement infra projects in the neighbourhood to restrain China, it will have to create management groups to support diplomats on the ground.
Sidekicks are quintessential in Bollywood, and every few years, when a star or lead shines, a filmmaker reminds us that the person next to the hero is a key ingredient in the recipe.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
Refusal to accept ‘dumps’ makes poor Indians to spend much more because of reduced competition, overpriced products. To save a few inefficient businesses, govt makes all Indians suffer. It is painful to know that Mohandas Gandhi made poor Indians burn cheap Western clothes and use costlier Indian clothes. He satisfied is ego by stamping on the stomachs of poor Indians.
Refusal to accept ‘dumps’ makes poor Indians to spend much more because of reduced competition, overpriced products. To save a few inefficient businesses, govt makes all Indians suffer. It is painful to know that Mohandas Gandhi made poor Indians burn cheap Western clothes and use costlier Indian clothes. He satisfied is ego by stamping on the stomachs of poor Indians.