The world trade has decelerated in recent years amidst global slowdown and COVID-19 outbreak. In the wake of the changing course of global trade, this book studies the key and emerging trade policies and negotiation issues faced by India in international trade and offers policy options for development. In 2019, World Trade Organization (WTO) celebrated 25 years of establishment. India, the founder-member of the WTO, has been forced to reverse the trade liberalization process by raising the customs duties on some products in recent years. Other countries have also been promoting protectionism. World Trade and India: Multilateralism, Progress and Policy Response discusses mitigating strategies that would help the Indian economy in building resilience to trade shocks and improve competitiveness of exports. The book unravels the complex interconnections between multilateralism and developing economies like India, and presents a detailed evaluation on where the nations stand today in global trade. It offers policy suggestions for a better future. Contents: Foreword by Ravi Sehgal and David Rasquinha Preface Introduction Ajitava Raychaudhuri, Prabir De and Suranjan Gupta PART I Trade in Goods and Services Bibek Ray Chaudhuri WTO and India’s Exports: Trends and Challenges with Special Reference to Engineering Goods Rupa Chanda India’s Services Trade: Opportunities, Challenges and International Engagements Nilanjan Ghosh Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Issues and Concerns for India Gurudas Das Cross-Border Trade and Development in India’s Northeast PART II Trade and Development Ajitava Raychaudhuri Impact of International Trade on Poverty and Inequality: Theory and Empirics Dibyendu Maiti and Prakash Singh Does FDI Favour Exportability in India? Sacchidananda Mukherjee and Debashis Chakraborty Trade and Environment: Issues and Emerging Perspectives PART III Trade Policy Parthapratim Pal and Swathysree S. S. Withering WTO and Indecisive India: Challenges and Opportunities of Trade Policy in a Volatile World Kasturi Das India’s Tryst with TRIPS: Revisiting the Patent Conundrum Nitya Nanda Antidumping Measures: An Indian Perspective PART IV Trade, Fragmentation and Innovation C. Veeramani and Garima Dhir Dynamics of Fragmentation Trade: India in Comparative Asian Perspective Radeef Chundakkadan and Subash Sasidharan Innovation and Exports: Evidence from Indian Enterprises PART V Trade Facilitation and e-Commerce Arpita Mukherjee E-commerce and India: Emerging Trade Policy, Negotiating Issues and Way Forward Prabir De and Durairaj Kumarasamy Facilitating Trade in India: What Matters the Most S. Prahalathan and Rahul Mazumdar Trade Finance: A Critical Conduit for Trade Ajitava Raychaudhuri and Prabir De Epilogue: Coronavirus Pandemic and India’s Trade Index