Selected Tag: textile
Selected Tag: textile

India’s MSMEs Need Ecosystems, Not Just Incentives

India’s 63 million MSMEs could become key engines for jobs and exports—if policy shifts from isolated firms to specialised industrial ecosystems.

Nilanjan Banik

July 23, 2026 at 5:41 AM IST

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Who Finances India's Next Industrial Age

The unlisted enterprise creation ecosystem is always quietly financing India's industrial ambitions for decades

Chandrika Soyantar

July 13, 2026 at 6:32 AM IST

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Tariffs, Trade Wars and the Climate Cost of Economic Fragmentation

Trade fragmentation under Trump 2.0 is not merely an economic setback. It quietly accelerates emissions, disrupts green incentives, and unravels climate progress.

Anshuman Gupta

May 29, 2026 at 6:07 AM IST

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Washington Extracts Its Pound of Flesh from Dhaka

In exchange for a narrow and conditional promise of zero-duty access for garments made with US fibres, Bangladesh has agreed to open its market widely to the US.

Ajay Srivastava

February 10, 2026 at 4:20 PM IST

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When America’s Farm Muscle Becomes its Geopolitical Weakness

The US, long dominant in farm exports, now faces a bruising reckoning as China turns elsewhere for its needs, exposing America’s fragile dependence.

G. Chandrashekhar

September 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM IST

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India’s $10 Billion Textile Lifeline at Risk from Punitive US Tariffs 

Trump’s tariff threats imperil India’s textile exports, endanger millions of jobs, and demand urgent domestic reform beyond stopgap incentives. 

G. Chandrashekhar

September 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM IST

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Why ‘Make in Asia (ex-China)’ Could Help Redefine the Global Wardrobe

China’s grip on textiles is loosening. Bangladesh, Vietnam, India, and others can stitch together new supply chains to reshape the $500-billion global apparel market.

Rajesh Kumar*

August 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM IST

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