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Leather industry
Yet to put the best foot forward
This ‘focus sector’ is experiencing chill
winds from various directions
Castor oil
When versatility counts
An Indian monopoly with exports worth
over $700 million
Black matpe
The ‘pulse’ of India
Why this legume means money
for Indian importers
NIGEL HARRIS
President & Managing Director,
Ford India
DR. FRANCISCO DE ROSENZWEIG
Deputy Secretary of Foreign Trade,
Mexico
JULIAN MICHAEL BEVIS
Senior Director, Group Relations,
South Asia, The Maersk Group
ANTHONY VAN DER HOEST
Cluster Manager, Logistics,
Port of Amsterdam
...AND MORE!
EXCLUSIVE INSIDE
WHAT’S AILING
INDIA’S GATEWAYS
TO THE WORLD?IT’S HIGH TIME THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES AND
REACTS TO THE NEED FOR INCREASED INVESTMENTS
ACROSS PORTS, AS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE IS
INSUFFICIENT TO HANDLE FUTURE TRADE FLOWS
EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY

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The 7,500 km-long Indian coastline is dotted with over 200
ports, transporting over 90% of the country’s total trade by
volume and 70% by value, and in today’s globalised world
is nothing less than the lifeline of the Indian economy.
What’s more? The total cargo at Indian ports is projected
to increase to about 2,800 MMT by 2020 from 980 MMT
currently. But can Indian ports handle the added pressure?
The Dollar Business, which has over the last year and a
half made it regular business to be on the ground at some
of India’s major ports, analyses how equipped India’s
gateways to the world are to take on the mantle
WHAT’S
AILING INDIA’S
GATEWAYS TO
THE WORLD?
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NIGEL HARRIS
President & MD, Ford India, reiterates how Ford
shares the ‘Make in India’ vision, and his plans to
triple the company’s exports from India by 2020
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MONOLOGUE
PEOPLE SPEAK
From PM Modi’s stance at UN to
Sitharaman’s assurance to export-
ers to Merkel’s belief in India
GLOBAL TRADE
THIS MONTH
A landmark trade deal, a tradition
driving trade & WTO forecast about
a bumpy ride in the global trade
INDIA TRADE
THIS MONTH
Indo-German ties on a fast track,
imported apples to cost more and
a lot more
SPOTLIGHT
PERU
Facing the heat of Commodity, Chi-
na and Currency, it aptly represents
Latin America’s health
IMPORT’ONOMICS
BLACK MATPE
Why importing this legume makes
for a mathematically profitable
business?
SECRET INGREDIENT
CASTOR OIL
What makes it an Indian monop-
oly with exports worth over $700
million annually
MIDAS TOUCH
WATER TUBE BOILER
Why exports of this engineering
good means money for Indian
exporters
POLICY MONITOR
M. DURAISAMY, PDEXIL
Explains the Council’s role in sup-
porting exporters and talks about
the challenges the industry faces
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INFOGRAPHICS
BEAUTY CARE
Some call it indulgence, others
a $70 billion-a-year global trade.
Well, it’s for both
TDB FORUM
Questions about foreign trade that
hit our mail box in October and of
course, their answers
DATE BOOK
Some trade shows you shouldn’t
miss out in India and abroad in
November and December
SME CORNER
Sunil Todi, MD, Akar Tools Ltd.,
reasons why SMEs deserve more
attention and incentives
BODERLINE
Editor’s column
DR. FRANCISCO
DE ROSENZWEIG
Explains why the Mexican
business community sees
India as a strong and attractive
market for investments
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PRIME FOCUS
LEATHER INDUSTRY
This ‘focus sector’ in the Make in India
programme seems to be experiencing chill
winds from various directions

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BY SATYAPAL MENON AND SISIR PRADHAN
WHAT'S AILING
INDIA'S
GATEWAYS TO
THE WORLD?
COVER STORY GATEWAYS TO THE WORLD
NOVEMBER 2015 II THE DOLLAR BUSINESS 33
BY SATYAPAL MENON AND SISIR PRADHAN
The 7,500 km-long Indian coastline is dotted with over 200 ports,
transporting over 90% of the country's total trade by volume and 70%
by value, and in today’s globalised world is nothing less than the lifeline
of the Indian economy. What's more? The total cargo at Indian ports
is projected to increase to about 2,800 MMT by 2020 from 980 MMT
currently. But can Indian ports handle the added pressure? The Dollar
Business, which has over the last year and a half made it regular
business to be on the ground at some of India's major ports, analyses
how equipped India's gateways to the world are to take on the mantle

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