As India restarts FTA talks, a look at how trade has been smaller economic driver under Modi than UPA

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An analysis by ThePrint shows that exports, in particular, despite having seen some years of positive growth, have remained stagnant as a percentage of India’s GDP, even seeing a decline for several years over the past decade. In February, India restarted a number of stalled trade agreements with the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom. It also announced the start of negotiations for a trade deal with the US. New Delhi: At a time when India has restarted talks on several stalled trade deals, export, import and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data shows how trade has played a shrinking...