Why services talks hold key to India-UK bilateral trade agreement
The crux of the negotiations would be reciprocal market access in services. Both India and the UK have ‘offensive’ interests in services, given their structural similarities
India’s challenges from the RCEP might have increased in spite of staying out of it
The trade deal will establish China’s dominance of trade With the ASEAN. If the Biden presidency is keen on CPTPP+US, it might be an opportunity for India to join the bloc
RSCI (Resilient Supply Chain Initiative): Trouble for RCEP?
The Resilient Supply Chain Initiative is an example of how regional supply chains might be repositioning in line with the emerging geopolitics post-Covid-19
Singapore Elections: Pushing for political change that is supportive of stability is always welcome
Pushing for political change that is supportive of stability while expanding inclusiveness is always welcome for pluralistic societies and countries.
Indo-Pacific supply chains: A feasible idea?
For lead firms, cost of supply chain relocations from China, to more inefficient locations, would need to be compensated
COVID-19’s costly trade-off: Unless lives are preserved, livelihoods become redundant
Coronavirus is ensuring the trade-off, especially for developing economies is significant, notwithstanding efforts to strike a balance
Coronavirus pandemic: Hydroxychloroquine and the balance of trade
India’s decision to selectively allow export of hydroxychloroquine to countries badly affected by coronavirus as well as its neighbours in South Asia is a welcome step.
Covid-19: The lesson that the West needed for taking measures to prevent epidemics
Covid-19 is the lesson that the West needed for taking measures to prevent epidemics as seriously and effectively as natural disasters and climate change. The price for the realisation might, however, be too high
Viral Threat: Indian pharma catches China’s COVID sickness
The extent to which the Indian pharma industry is ‘Made in China’ is far too great to avoid the consequences of a long of the corona pandemic.
Global Economy: Is this coronavirus riskier than SARS?
China has acted fast by restricting movements of its people, particularly from Wuhan city and the Hubei province.
US-China trade deal: Damage done won’t be undone, further damage is being avoided
Notwithstanding the agreement, tariffs imposed by both sides on each other’s products during the last two years, continue. To that extent, the maximum comfort that can be derived from the deal is the signal that while the d
Return of import phobia in India! Failure of SEZs and a forceful comeback of the swadeshi ideas
Disengagement has... meant India not being involved in dialogues and discussions on the latest developments in global trade
US-China trade deal: Deal offers nothing but superficial symbolism
It is unrealistic to assume the Phase-1 deal would end the US-China trade war, the underlying causes of which are systemic and linked to geopolitical rivalry.
Why India must rethink RCEP stance
Nothing exemplifies the problems with India’s strategic vision on trade as much as the pullout from RCEP does.
RCEP: No competition please, this is India
The vision of making India a global manufacturing hub depends on getting access to global and regional production networks. For that, it needs FTAs like RCEP
Leveraging RCEP and the FTA with the USA
Decisions to conclude RCEP, and working out a trade deal with the US are examples of India making trade a decisive instrument, for both, economic and foreign policy goals
How Brexit can change trade negotiations between India and UK
For India, and several other countries, negotiating trade deals with UK—distinct from EU—might imply greater negotiating flexibility and better prospects of meaningful outcomes.
India can’t have a prominent voice in regional affairs by distancing from trade
India needs to import bulk consumer goods, and intermediates because of their insufficient availability, and higher prices. Even after tariffs, these imports remain competitive vis-à-vis domestic products.
Free trade agreements: India’s main challenge will come after RCEP
Concluding the RCEP is probably not as big a challenge for India, as making it useful is going to be. The toughest part of the deal is yet to be reached.
Japan-Korea trade war: History comes back to haunt bilateral ties
Trade wars appear to be becoming the norm rather than exceptions, and the new conflict between Japan and South Korea is set to worsen the effects of the US-China trade war
Explained: Why India is indeed a ‘tariff king’
There is very little by way of analytical comparison of tariff structures that would negate the impression of India being a high-tariff economy, at least among the emerging market developing countries
India ditches data dialogue again
The sensitivity about protection of data is clearly not the main reason behind some developing countries staying away from global digital trade work programmes
India-US trade: Are we reaching a point of no return?
Restoring normalcy in India-US trade relations will need a strong dose of injection of trust.
Why regional election results are good for RCEP
Many quarters are heaving sighs of relief as leaders familiar with each other have retained power; a great impetus for RCEP prospects
When countries use ‘security’ to restrict trade
Although the WTO has expressed its right to adjudicate security exceptions invoked by members under Article XXI of GATT, it remains to be seen whether WTO members, particularly major powers, accept this point of view.
Explained: RBI’s new data localisation rules and what’s missing
What is perhaps becoming increasingly clear is that the Supreme Court’s judgment has provided the framework for RBI and the DIPP to push hard on data nationalisation.
Why even heavy local data storage costs aren’t deterring US firms in India
Why aren’t the large costs of local data storage capacities deterring American payment system providers from operating in India? The answer is the size of the Indian market.
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