India and Central Asia Trade Routes and Trade Potential

Pradeep Agrawal and Seema Sangita ()
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Seema Sangita: Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi

No 334, IEG Working Papers from Institute of Economic Growth

Abstract: In an environment of increasing importance of South–South bilateral trade partnerships, we assess the potential for improving bilateral trade between India and five Central Asian countries in this paper, and construct a trade potential index. We find huge untapped potential for increasing trade, and that India and Central Asia would benefit from policies that encourage trade, including bilateral and regional trade agreements. One of the constraints of trade is a political problem in the countries that fall in the trade route. Hence, we explore the possibility of alternative routes and find that trade via Iran could be viable.

Keywords: India; Central Asia; trade; gravity model; trade potential; trade routes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F10 F14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31 pages
Date: 2013
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Published as Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, 2013, pages 1-31

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