Sangeeta Godbole, a former bureaucrat and trade negotiator, now teaches and researches global trade and environmental issues.
India’s manufacturing push is real, but fragmented industrial responses and mismatched readiness are holding back the country’s ability to compete globally.
Sangeeta Godbole
December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM IST
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The EU’s overreach in trade talks, imbalance in additional market access, intrusive non-trade demands, and regulatory zeal, threaten to cost it India’s fast-expanding market.
September 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM IST
Donald Trump’s tariff gambit may sting, but it has jolted India into delivering long-delayed reforms, underscoring resilience born of coercion.
August 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM IST
India’s restrained but resolute response to the US’s trade threats highlights its domestic resilience and its growing role in global value chains.
July 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM IST
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