Agenda 2.0: Can India double its exports by 2025? Experts discuss

A high-level advisory group on trade headed by Surjit Bhalla has recommended that India should aim at doubling exports by 2025. The group recommended that Indian exports be made more competitive through lower corporate tax, lower tariffs, and a big boost to agricultural exports, especially fruits and vegetables.

Should this be a part of the NDA 2.0 India growth plan? Is doubling exports in 5-6 years a viable, realisable goal?  How does one get there?

Here's what experts say:

"India's textile or apparel exports is about $15-17 billion... can we say that by such and such date we hit $30 billion and what do we have to do to get there? Their (China, Bangladesh and Vietnam) labour costs are low, their labour laws are much more flexible and they have free trade agreement (FTA) with Europe where they go duty-free into some of those countries which gives them a phenomenal competitive advantage. India has certain advantages in terms of our fabric ecosystem... now if this has to grow and sustain, we need to encourage the Indian industry considerably... the export incentive regime, for example, has to be a very stable regime going forward."