Abstract
India's exports have so far failed to take off to a longterm self-sustaining high growth path. In this paper⁄ Charan Wadhva provides a critical appraisal of the export performance and policies of India during the period 1950-97 with focus on two sub-periods of 1950-90 and 1991 onwards. He concludes that the actual record of growth of India's exports throughout the period 1950-97 can be explained by the strengths and weaknesses of India's export policies identified in this paper both at the governmental (macro) and industry (micro) levels. He also provides an illustrative list of major strategic policies and measures to enable India to fulfil national aspirations for re-emerging as a global player of greater consequence in line with India's potential in this regard.
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