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.
Why is India refusing to join WTO e-commerce talks
India remains opposed on the larger ground that such talks can obliterate progress on many pending issues on the DDA and on the more specific ground of e-commerce talks to be embedded in the WTO’s original digital trade age
Trade deficit: India meets its match in the US as both countries now looking for local
For the first time, however, India encounters a US trade administration that is determined to wipe out trade deficits. Such an attitude is much different from responding to challenges that are regulatory in nature, such as in
India took the right call on Huawei
A wider pool of companies participating in trials augurs well for the long-term prospects of 5G growth in India from both price and service efficiency perspectives.
Trade war: India can gain in the long term – Here is how
While there is a case for increased agri-exports to China, India has healthy prospects when it comes to Chinese firms looking to relocate production.
Trade Wars: America’s new narrative on trade, security and connectivity resonates China’s ‘geopolitical’ BRI
The US security perspective on trade is not limited to blocking imports for reducing dependence on foreign products. It extends to securing greater global access for key US industries in major markets. This objective of the F
US wants Free and Open India Pacific (FOIP) to counter China’s OBOR. But, is the American project good for India?
While advancing ‘Made in China’ is a core objective of the Belt and Road Initiative, ‘America first’ appears to be a similar objective for the Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This is hardly the way the FOIP can expect to
More disruptions ahead in global trade
The unpredictability of US trade policy make future trade patterns difficult to fathom
Indian trade is stuck in non-alignment
Till now, there is no detailed study available indicating the degree of ‘damage’ in terms of loss of jobs and income if imports increase
Trade war: The risks are different for India
While India is a lesser evil than, say, China for the US as far as its role in contributing to the US’s global trade deficit is concerned, expect H1-B clamp down, closer IP scrutiny.
Trade war: The US scores own goal
US trade actions don’t note the complexity of modern trade in terms of its decentralised organisation across locations. Hitting a ‘made in China’ labelled item might end up inflicting more damage not on China, but on th
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