Author: Kiran S. Pillai

India’s next phase of export growth may depend increasingly on companies that are much smaller than the country’s major industrial groups. Thousands of medium and small manufacturers already produce machinery, engineering components,…

India’s maritime trade is entering a phase in which the largest ports may no longer be the only centres of attention. As the country looks to move more cargo by sea, smaller…

India has built major ports, highways, industrial corridors and logistics networks, but much of the country’s trade infrastructure is designed around moving whatever cargo happens to arrive. A more unconventional strategy would…

India’s export ambitions are usually discussed in terms of products. Cars, pharmaceuticals, machinery, textiles, chemicals, electronics and agricultural products dominate the conversation. But international trade increasingly depends on something less visible: compliance….

India’s export strategy has traditionally focused on physical products. Cars, medicines, textiles, chemicals, machinery and agricultural goods are important parts of the country’s international trade. But an overlooked opportunity lies between products…

India’s ports are designed primarily around moving cargo. Containers arrive, containers leave, and the efficiency of the system is usually measured through the volume of goods handled. But a port can do…

India’s manufacturing ambitions are usually associated with building new factories and producing new machines. But there is another industrial opportunity hiding in plain sight: the enormous global market for used and ageing…

India’s trade ambitions are usually discussed through large categories. Automobiles, pharmaceuticals, electronics, textiles, chemicals, engineering goods and agricultural products dominate the conversation. Governments and companies naturally focus on products that can be…