An important requirement for the analysis of trade flows in relation to domestic industrial structure is the availability of a database covering information on trade flows,industry and firm characteristics. Such a database,as yet,does not exist in India. Thus,one is left to opt for the second...

This paper focuses on two aspects of India's intra-industry trade (IIT)in manufactured commodities under economic liberalization. First, it examines the changes in the intensity of multilateral IIT as between 1987-88,1994-95 and 1998-99 to understand the impact of trade liberalisation on IIT....