Notwithstanding the global challenges emerging due to issues like the Israel-Hamas war, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India sustained its export growth and the Budget has laid out a strong foundation to push the economic growth. He added that certainly, the country is facing ‘very severe’ challenges due to these conflicts. He said ‘But despite these challenges, India continues to be a bright spot in terms of economy, economic growth, and we continue to broadly sustained our exports...I think, the Indian story is a story of resilience, and strength’.
The Russia-Ukraine war, the Isreal-Hamas conflict and the Red Sea crisis have disrupted the global supply chains. Red Sea is the busiest trade route as it accounts for 30 per cent of global container traffic and 12 per cent of global trade. Goyal said due to these challenges the growth potential on the trade front that we had is slowing very significantly and showing weakness. He added that due to these wars and crises ‘our logistics, our shipment lines, out of India for exports’ are getting impacted significantly.
Besides, the government data showed that India's exports rose by only 1 per cent to $38.45 billion in December 2023 while the trade deficit narrowed to a three-month low of $19.8 billion, according to the government data. Exports during April-December this fiscal dipped by 5.7 per cent to $317.12 billion. Imports contracted by 7.93 per cent to $505.15 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $188.02 billion in the first three quarters as against $212.34 billion in April-December 2022.
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