India's Foreign Trade
India and Foreign Trade-
The trade activity with other countries on globe is known as Foreign Trade. It is directly related to export-import of a country with other countries. The foreign trade of India was very well developed during ancient history. The orientation of foreign trade of India totally changed with advent of British Empire in India. Immediately after independence GOI adopted inward looking foreign trade policy to restrict global trade but picture has been changed with new economic policy of the country which emphasized on globalization. In 1950, the Indian Share in total world trade was just 1.78% which further decreased to 0.6% in 1995. The foreign trade of India is going upwards and it is expected to be 2% of total world trade by 2009 [As per figure released by WTO]. These figures clearly shows that India has failed to increase its share in the total world trade
Foreign Trade of India-
India is a founding-member of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) since 1947 and its successor, the WTO. While participating actively in its general council meetings, India has been crucial in voicing the concerns of the developing world. For instance, India has continued its opposition to the inclusion of such matters as labor and environment issues and other non-tariff barriers into the WTO policies. Since liberalization India opened almost all sectors for FDI [Foreign Direct Investment] and continuously signing pact with international economic organizations like ASEAN and APEC to harness international trade potential. USA is top trade partner of India followed by China. These days India is considered as one of the hottest destination for FDI. Recently Ministry of Commerce and Trade came up with new Foreign Trade Policy to boost its share in total world trade
Indian Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014
What is Foreign Trade Policy?
The Union Commerce Ministry, Government of India announces the integrated Foreign Trade Policy FTP in every five
The trade activity with other countries on globe is known as Foreign Trade. It is directly related to export-import of a country with other countries. The foreign trade of India was very well developed during ancient history. The orientation of foreign trade of India totally changed with advent of British Empire in India. Immediately after independence GOI adopted inward looking foreign trade policy to restrict global trade but picture has been changed with new economic policy of the country which emphasized on globalization. In 1950, the Indian Share in total world trade was just 1.78% which further decreased to 0.6% in 1995. The foreign trade of India is going upwards and it is expected to be 2% of total world trade by 2009 [As per figure released by WTO]. These figures clearly shows that India has failed to increase its share in the total world trade
Foreign Trade of India-
India is a founding-member of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) since 1947 and its successor, the WTO. While participating actively in its general council meetings, India has been crucial in voicing the concerns of the developing world. For instance, India has continued its opposition to the inclusion of such matters as labor and environment issues and other non-tariff barriers into the WTO policies. Since liberalization India opened almost all sectors for FDI [Foreign Direct Investment] and continuously signing pact with international economic organizations like ASEAN and APEC to harness international trade potential. USA is top trade partner of India followed by China. These days India is considered as one of the hottest destination for FDI. Recently Ministry of Commerce and Trade came up with new Foreign Trade Policy to boost its share in total world trade
Indian Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014
What is Foreign Trade Policy?
The Union Commerce Ministry, Government of India announces the integrated Foreign Trade Policy FTP in every five