Chapter IV includes case studies of the automotive components and electronics sectors in order to illustrate the potentially successful example of India emerging as an important regional player in Asian IPNs. The policy challenges and key recommendations for India to integrate into Asian IPNs are analysed.production network, fragmentation of production, Asia, value chain, China, India, PTAs

Rahul Sen

Sadhana Srivastava

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