When the going gets tough, the tough get going. In the backdrop of India’s floundering exports, The Dollar Business speaks to a dozen handpicked exporters, across sectors, who have defied all obstacles over the years and emerged victorious when others were falling by the wayside.

Edgar Vasquez

Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, Republic of Peru
On strengthening bilateral trade with India and the challenges that hinder trade and investment.

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu

Union minister for Railways, GoI
On schemes & targets, challenges & ways to improve logistics and means to remove bottlenecks.

Dr. Bibek Debroy

Member, NITI  AayoG
Talks about the irrelevance of SEZs in the present scenario, pro-trade measures introduced in the Union Budget, GST, demonetisation and much more.

Sanjiv Sawla

Chairman, IOPEPC
On India’s dependency on imports, global policies effecting India’s exports, poor yielding seeds and other challenges that hamper India’s oil seed trade.

Sujit S. Nair

Co-Founder, BSICC
Speaks about the need for an UK-India FTA, opportunities and challenges in UK post-Brexit era,  the contribution of Indian companies to UKs economy, SMEs, and more.

Inbox

Letters to The Editor
Readers’ feedback, criticism and appreciation that hit our mailbox
in March 2017

MONOLOGUE

PEOPLE SPEAK
Angela Merkel on the importance of free trade, Justin Trudeau on improving the NAFTA & much more

GLOBAL TRADE

China’s ban on coal imports from North Korea, Donald Trump’s disdain for WTO, Russia-Brazil meat trade & more

INDIA TRADE

The welcome rise in export numbers, Japan-India steel import dispute & much more

Spotlight

Peru
Rich in minerals, the country is trying to expand its export basket

Import’onomics

Phosphoric Acid
The demand for this acid is perennially high. What can importers do to improve margins?

Secret Ingredient

Herbal & Organic Soaps
The demand for Indian organic soaps is increasing across the globe. What can India exporters do to retain their foothold?

Special Feature

DGFT Restructuring
Will a new look DGFT be able to transform India’s foreign trade?

Case Study

Acme Universal Safezone
Nitin Tiwari, Managing Director of the company, talks about his
inspirations, challenges and plans for his safety footwear business

SME Corner

Jyoti Apparels
H. K. L. MAGU talks about his company’s export growth and the challenges faced by the industry

TDB Forum

Questions about foreign trade that hit our mail box in March 2017

Datebook

Some must-visit trade shows

Borderline

Editor’s Column