This study has twin objectives: first, to investigate the interrelationship between export and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Second, we test the causal linkage with import and FDI. For this purpose, we select four major South Asian countries, namely India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan....

Services sector in India contributes more than 60% of the overall gross domestic product (GDP) and more than 40% of total trade. This sector also absorbs a chunk of manpower, especially in export-oriented industries and reduces the employment burden on other non-services sectors. In this...

This paper develops tools to examine selected major issues in the Indian economy. The studycomputes the potential growth rate of the economy and the agricultural sector, extends theanalysis of the fiscal stimulus and its effects, and estimates the short and long run elasticitiesof India's trade....