In FY 2023-24, India imported $101.7 billion worth of goods from China, while exporting only $16.7 billion. This disparity highlights the depth of India’s reliance on Chinese imports and raises important questions. Tirumala Venkatesh takes a closer look: swarajyamag.com/world/chinese-…

1. Why does India import so much from China? 2. What does India import from China? 3. Can India avoid these imports? 4. What can India do to decrease imports from China in the medium to long run? Tirumala Venkatesh Kaggundi (tiru) swarajyamag.com/world/chinese-…

I have more reasons to be even more bullish on India!

Cheering for India to fail because you don't like Modi, when you yourself have ten times the material standard of living of the average Indian, is pretty much the definition of "luxury belief".

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There are so many areas in the Government where I feel the same once a bureaucrat is appointed to the position!

China and India accounted for nearly half of aggregate global productivity growth during 1997-2022. Other regions—Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Emerging Asia—also made rapid progress, narrowing their gap with advanced economies. mck.co/3Pz40qH via McKinsey Global Institute

Give unconditional money and people end up lazing around. It also puts them in a loop where they end up earning less through their jobs. This NBER working paper questions the premise of unconditional cash transfer and the associated benefits. (nber.org/system/files/w…)

The DGFT Trade Notice for setting up of E-Commerce Export Hubs (ECEH) 🔗content.dgft.gov.in/Website/dgftpr… (opens PDF) A 🧵 (1/n)

Attention Exporters 📢 Minister Piyush Goyal launched the Trade Connect e-Platform to enhance Ease of Doing Business. This is a single-point platform for the exporter community to get all the information about world markets and all the necessary tools to navigate them. MSMEs

Excellent article by Tirumala Venkatesh Kaggundi (tiru) - must read! Why Indian exports will grow in 2025 and beyond, Trumping challenges with inherent strengths indianwesterlies.com/2024/12/why-in…

The growth in UPI transactions (both in terms of value and number of transactions) is absolutely mind blowing!

Why Indian exports will grow in 2025 and beyond, Trumping challenges with inherent strengths open.substack.com/pub/indianwest…

Thoughts about Reciprocal tariffs open.substack.com/pub/indianwest…

⚖️ Understaffed And Underutilised Indian Trade Service (ITS) – The Missing Link In India’s Trade Story 🇮🇳 💡 Experts suggest expanding the ITS cadre to at least 500 officers compared to the current roster of a paltry 60-70 officers. swarajyamag.com/economy/fixing…

The world is entering a period of hectic trade/tariff negotiations. ..but the Indian Trade Services (ITS) is woefully understaffed, with intakes of only 4-5 every year. US brings 200 staffers to a negotiation. ITS total strength itself is only 150. swarajyamag.com/economy/fixing…