Sangeeta Godbole is a former IRS officer and trade negotiator. She currently researches the trade and environment intersection.
Plurilateral deals are reshaping the WTO. India’s resistance is principled, but risks isolation as rules get written without it.
Sangeeta Godbole
March 26, 2026 at 11:19 AM IST
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The interim US–India trade framework eases exporter stress but embeds uneven concessions, as India front-loads market access while US relief stays conditional.
February 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM IST
India’s manufacturing push is real, but fragmented industrial responses and mismatched readiness are holding back the country’s ability to compete globally.
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