Let us start with some statistics about India’s economy: (a) Starting from USD 452 billion in 1999, India’s GDP crossed USD 2.6 trillion by 2017 – a growth of almost 6 times1 during a period when global GDP increased by only 2.5 times; (b) Per capita income nearly trebled in the past two decades; and (c) Total exports from India (merchandise and services) have increased 8.73 per cent year-on-year in 2018-19 (up to February 2019) to reach USD 483.92 billion, while total imports have increased by 9.42 per cent year-on- year to USD 577.31 billion2.Increasing protectionism, the US-China trade dispute and uncertainty around Brexit have contributed to the lowest global trade volumes in 9 years.