India: A New Player in Asian Production Networks?, Studies in Trade and Investment 75

Abstract

Chapter V specifically emphasizes India’s recent initiatives towards entering into PTAs with East and South-East Asian countries. The chapter critically analyses the depth of PTAs between India and important players in IPNs in order to decide whether they contain the necessary coverage and institutional depth to provide a vehicle for the integration of India into the value chain of Asian IPNs.production network, fragmentation of production, Asia, value Chain, China, India, PTAs, trade liberalization, rules of origin