Author: GD Jasuja

World Halted by Coronavirus. When Will Coronavirus Halt?
The first cases of unusual pneumonia were reported in Wuhan, a port city of 11 million people in the central Hubei province of China on December 31, 2 [...]

“Localization Of Globalization!”
The theory of trickle-down economics, as propagated worldwide by economists of repute everywhere, has not worked the way it was supposed to have worke [...]

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Dangerous For India?
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has free trade agreements with six partners namely People’s Republic of China (ACFTA), Re [...]

Exclusion of India from GSP Could Be a New Beginning For Exporters
The United States has decided to remove India from the list of eligible GSP countries. The reason for this move is that the Trump administration feels [...]

Fresh Thinking is Needed to Guarantee “Living Wage”
Millions of workers across the globe are deprived from the minimum wage required to live a decent life. For them, the Living Wage, a voluntary pay rat [...]

GSP: Altering Preferential Status is ‘Significant’ or ‘Insignificant’?
The US administration’s withdrawal of the generalized system of preferences (GSP) status for India is being discussed by all the stakeholders includ [...]

“Manchester of the East” Gets New Textile Policy
First the ritual statement: The Textiles industry is the second most important economic activity in terms of employment generation after agricult [...]

“Moralization” or “Re-moralization” of Globalization?
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is being held from 22—25 January 2019 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The 2019 event will focus on the th [...]

East Africa: Potential Opportunities for Investments in Textile & Clothing Sector
For East African countries, duty-free incentives for exports to the US under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) provide an immense opp [...]

Time to shift into the reverse gear?
In good old days, Direct mail used to be a tool to generate sales, and now it’s moving customers from their desk top or mobile into stores. Stores rem [...]