The initiative’s emphasis on foreign trade is considerably lower than on foreign investment for the domestic market
China’s use of its vast forex reserves to shore up the yuan will prolong depreciation expectations
The ability to carry along domestic constituencies is crucial for pulling off ambitious trade agreements.
Intra-regional trade, with China as a key player, has been the biggest contributor of trade growth for Asia.
The country has not been able to formulate a clear strategy for participating in regional trade agreements
Domestic infrastructure constrains competitiveness and the realisation holds India back
India’s aspiration of being a more active regional player requires announcements to be followed by articulation.
It remains wedded to recession, courtesy demography, inflexible immigration policies and a slowing China
China will have to beat the sticky demographic habit of one-child per couple before any change is noticeable
Even with a 6% growth, China would be adding over $500 billion to the world output annually, more than the…
The trade accord might pose for India its biggest challenge for convergence in foreign and trade policies
As opposed to ‘Go Global’, ‘Make in India’ is likely to remain a capital importing programme
The response of the international community to its WWII memorial parade was quite subdued
Macroeconomic fundamentals make it a safe economy with enough liquidity to fight adversities
The Xiaomi-Foxconn tie-up for assembling smartphones in India is being taken as a shot-in-the-arm for the Make-in-India initiative. It might…
Decongesting the national capital Beijing is one of the major objectives of the project
Sources of private institutional wealth that can be tapped for shoring the market are extremely limited
India’s FTP must deal with mega regional trade pacts. Else, we will be isolated from a large chunk of global…
