๐ Topic 06 of 6 ยท Chapter 09 ยท Transport, Communication & Trade
India’s Trade โ Exports, Imports & WTO
Exports, imports, trade balance, WTO, trading partners โ complete revision for UPSC & PSC exams.
๐ India’s Foreign Trade
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Top Exports | Petroleum products, gems & jewellery, pharmaceuticals, engineering goods, textiles, chemicals |
| Top Imports | Crude oil, gold, electronic goods, machinery, chemicals, coal |
| Top Export Partners | USA, UAE, China, Bangladesh, Netherlands |
| Top Import Partners | China, UAE, USA, Saudi Arabia, Russia |
| Trade Balance | India has a trade deficit (imports > exports) |
| Total Exports | ~$450 billion annually |
๐ WTO & India
- WTO = World Trade Organization = HQ: Geneva, Switzerland
- India = founding member of WTO (January 1, 1995)
- WTO replaced GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
- WTO has 164 member countries
- India advocates for developing countries’ interests in WTO
โ Chapter 09 โ Complete Revision Checklist
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India = 2nd largest road network in world (~63 lakh km)
โ NH-44 = longest NH = 3,745 km = Srinagar to Kanyakumari
โ Golden Quadrilateral = 5,846 km = Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata
โ Indian Railways = 4th largest network; 18 zones; HQ = New Delhi
โ South Central Railway HQ = Secunderabad
โ Konkan Railway = 760 km = Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka
โ JNPT = largest container port (Maharashtra)
โ Mundra = largest by cargo volume (Gujarat, Adani)
โ Visakhapatnam = deepest landlocked port
โ Kolkata = oldest port; Chennai = oldest artificial port
โ UDAN = 2016 = regional air connectivity = โน2,500 cap
โ India = 2nd largest telecom network in world
โ BharatNet = optical fibre to all gram panchayats
โ India = trade deficit; top export = petroleum products
โ WTO = Geneva = 1995 = India founding member
โ NH-44 = longest NH = 3,745 km = Srinagar to Kanyakumari
โ Golden Quadrilateral = 5,846 km = Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata
โ Indian Railways = 4th largest network; 18 zones; HQ = New Delhi
โ South Central Railway HQ = Secunderabad
โ Konkan Railway = 760 km = Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka
โ JNPT = largest container port (Maharashtra)
โ Mundra = largest by cargo volume (Gujarat, Adani)
โ Visakhapatnam = deepest landlocked port
โ Kolkata = oldest port; Chennai = oldest artificial port
โ UDAN = 2016 = regional air connectivity = โน2,500 cap
โ India = 2nd largest telecom network in world
โ BharatNet = optical fibre to all gram panchayats
โ India = trade deficit; top export = petroleum products
โ WTO = Geneva = 1995 = India founding member