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Genesis of equitable trade

19 Aug 2023 8:09 PM IST
Despite being driven by the interests of developed nations, the Geneva Round of Trade Negotiations, which was concomitant with the formation of the...

Evolving paradigms

12 Aug 2023 9:46 PM IST
The international trade landscape has undergone defining transformations, evolving from the mercantilist epochs of the 15th and 16th centuries to the...

Winds of change

5 Aug 2023 8:33 PM IST
Through the transformative period between eighth and twelfth five-year plans wherein India’s trade saw greater integration with the world, the...

Economic planning series: Prelude to chaos?

29 July 2023 11:45 PM IST
Barring surpluses during the fourth and fifth five-year plans, the Balance of Payment situation continuously worsened over the first four decades...

A quantum leap forward

22 July 2023 9:38 PM IST
Through the plan period, India progressively shifted its focus from import substitution to export promotion — by trading in newer commodities and...

On the right trail

15 July 2023 9:12 PM IST
The post-liberalisation expansion of trade in the Indian economy — coupled with a surge in services trade a decade later and a slew of effective...

Eying inwards

8 July 2023 9:23 PM IST
In sync with India’s goal of self-reliance and establishing heavy industries, the first six five-year plans pursued the trade policy of import...

Unfinished battle

1 July 2023 8:55 PM IST
Credit to the explicit focus laid on poverty eradication since the rollout of the fifth five-year plan, India has come a long way in its fight against...

Poverty through varied prisms

24 Jun 2023 9:05 PM IST
This first segment of a two-part article on poverty discusses in detail the various methods of poverty estimation deployed through the modern Indian...

Piecemeal approach?

17 Jun 2023 9:47 PM IST
Despite explicit focus and tit bit measures, unemployment, as an intractable problem, persisted through the plan periods without any directional...

Persisting despite remedies

10 Jun 2023 8:27 PM IST
Explicit focus had been laid on reducing unemployment since 1956, and considerable progress was made during the first six five-year plans, but the...

Growing by degrees

4 Jun 2023 1:09 AM IST
Despite fluctuations, industrial development progressed at a steady pace through the five-year plans, but the share of manufacturing stagnated towards...
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