India has become increasingly integrated with the rest of the world. Infact the level of integration has gone up 4 times since 1972. However the integration has been more financial than in terms of goods. These observations have been made by the RBI Governer D Subarao.
Ratio of external trade to GDP - a measure used to determine the degree of a country's global integration with the rest of the world has risen from 8% of GDP in 1972 to 37% in 2011 for India. A more complete measure of a country's global integration is the two way flow of goods and finance in and out of a country. That ratio has moved up nearly eight times in the past four decades, from 14% in 1972 to 109% in 2011.
Integration however is a double edged sword. On one hand it offers tremendous opportunities for the economy but also exposes it to greater risks. The bursting of the US real estate bubble and the eventual global economic crisis of 2008-2009 is an indicator of worse impact of this exposure.
Subarao, while addressing the students of IIM B has urged them to not only accelerate the growth process but also bring in inclusive growth.
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