Cover Story - What’s ailing India’s gateways to the world?

The 7,500 km-long Indian coastline is dotted with over 200 ports, transporting over 90% of the country’s total trade by volume and 70% by value, and in today’s globalised world is nothing less than the lifeline of the Indian economy. What’s more? The total cargo at Indian ports is projected to increase to about 2,800 MMT by 2020 from 980 MMT currently. But can Indian ports handle the added pressure? The Dollar Business, which has over the last year and a half made it regular business to be on the ground at some of India’s major ports, analyses how equipped India’s gateways to the world are to take on the mantle

MONOLOGUE - PEOPLE SPEAK

From PM Modi’s stance at UN to Sitharaman’s assurance to exporters to Merkel’s belief in India read more

GLOBAL TRADE - THIS MONTH

A landmark trade deal, a tradition driving trade & WTO forecast about a bumpy ride in the global trade read more

INDIA TRADE - THIS MONTH

Indo-German ties on a fast track, imported apples to cost more and  a lot more

Spotlight - Peru

Facing the heat of Commodity, China and Currency, it aptly represents Latin America’s health read more

Dr. Francisco - de rosenzweig

Explains why the Mexican business community sees India as a strong and attractive market for investments read more

Nigel Harris, President & MD, Ford India, reiterates how Ford shares the ‘Make in India’ vision, and his plans to triple the company’s exports from India by 2020 read more

Import’onomics - Black Matpe

Why importing this legume makes for a mathematically profitable business? read more

Secret Ingredient - Castor Oil

What makes it an Indian monopoly with exports worth over $700 million annually read more

Midas Touch - Water Tube Boiler

Why exports of this engineering good means money for Indian exporters read more

Policy Monitor - M. Duraisamy, Pdexil

Explains the Council’s role in supporting exporters and talks about the challenges the industry faces read more

Prime Focus - Leather Industry

This ‘focus sector’ in the Make in India programme seems to be experiencing chill winds from various directions read more

Infographics - Beauty Care

Some call it indulgence, others a $70 billion-a-year global trade. Well, it’s for both read more

TDB Forum

Questions about foreign trade that hit our mail box in October and of course, their answers read more

Date Book

Some trade shows you shouldn’t miss out in India and abroad in November and December read more

SME Corner

Sunil Todi, MD, Akar Tools Ltd., reasons why SMEs deserve more attention and incentives read more

Boderline

Editor’s column read more