FTAs alone won’t make India a manufacturing power: GTRI’s Ajay Srivastava

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Tariff concessions alone will not secure India’s long-term economic success; strengthening manufacturing competitiveness is the key, says Ajay Srivastava.

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FTAs alone won’t make India a manufacturing power: GTRI’s Ajay Srivastava

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