How did India get to a $100-billion trade deficit in four months? - Moneycontrol

Government intervention to control exports of petroleum products and certain commodities due to domestic demand and inflation contributed to the widening of the trade deficit.

A sharp 31 percent sequential fall in earnings from petroleum product exports following interventions by the Union government even as imports stayed strong was among the key reasons for the widening … [+3191 chars]

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