As India restarts FTA talks, a look at how trade has been smaller economic driver under Modi than UPA

An analysis by ThePrint shows that exports, in particular, despite having seen some years of positive growth, have remained stagnant as a percentage of India's GDP, even seeing a decline for several years over the past decade. In February, India restarted a number of stalled trade agreements with the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom. It also announced the start of negotiations for a trade deal with the US. New Delhi: At a time when India has restarted talks on several stalled trade deals, export, import and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data shows how trade has played a shrinking…