India must insist on balanced outcomes in the ongoing trade negotiations with the United States and remain extremely cautious about extending concessions on agricultural crops or genetically modified (GMO) products, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has said in a detailed note.
India took a major step to strengthen its export ecosystem with the launch of the Export Promotion Mission (EPM), a unified framework approved in the Union Budget 2025-26. The Mission was designed to provide Indian exporters, especially MSMEs and first-time exporters, with simpler, faster
India has the potential to raise its merchandise exports to Russia from about USD 5 billion to nearly USD 35 billion by 2030, according to a GTRI report, as President Vladimir Putin's visit to Delhi places renewed focus on narrowing the wide trade gap between the two countries.
The WTO report, released earlier this week, according to GTRI, pointed to a marked cooling in global merchandise trade after the tariff-driven surge earlier in the year.
The central government's recent integration of 29 laws into 4 streamlined Labour Codes, enabling an environment that promotes industrial efficiency while safeguarding workers' interests, is expected to catalyse growth in India's export sector.
India's exports to its largest export market, the United States, have suffered a sharp reversal under the impact of aggressive tariff hikes. Between May and October 2025, shipments fell 28.5 per cent, plunging from USD 8.83 billion to USD 6.31 billion, according to trade-focused think-tank G
India's export sector has delivered a powerful message of resilience and global competitiveness in by far in 2025-26, recording its highest-ever quarterly exports in both Q1 and Q2, and culminating in the highest-ever export performance for the first half of any financial year.
India is expected to gain a small edge as the US administration has exempted agricultural products from the reciprocal tariffs it had imposed on several countries, said trade think tank GTRI.
India has emerged as Indonesia's third-largest export destination in the second quarter of 2025, overtaking Japan, as global trade realigns following shifting tariffs and changing energy trends, according to a report by Rubix Data Sciences.
This initiative, highlighted in the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, aims to enhance India's export competitiveness, with a particular focus on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), first-time exporters, and labour-intensive sectors.
Amazon on Monday announced that it has surpassed the USD 20 billion milestone in cumulative e-commerce exports from India, achieving its target ahead of the 2025 deadline.
As the global economy slows and trade dynamics shift, India must shift focus from traditional export strategies to building long-term competitiveness through technology, cost efficiency, and domestic capability, says Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) founder Ajay Srivastava today.