Exports have played a very crucial role in an economy and in the last decade India's trade with GCC countries have been in deficit. So, in this context, present paper has investigated determinants of India-GCC export fl ow with the help of augmented gravity model. Panel data has been used for...

Liberalization of Indian economy has opened immense opportunities for export of agricultural products. GCC countries are heavily dependent on import of agricultural commodities to fulfill the needs of their rapidly growing population. Due to geographical proximity to GCC countries and natural...

This article has examined the determinants of export and import flows of countries in the South Asia through estimations for a country panel data of eight countries during the period 1985–2011 using a gravity model. The estimated result suggests that gross domestic product (GDP) and population...

The developing countries, like India, face the twin challenges of sustainable growth and high import dependency due to direct energy imports. The presence of less energy intensive commodities in the export basket not only improves cost competitiveness along with environmental compliance but can...