India’s exporters and other stakeholders in the export ecosystem appear to have taken Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s words to heart. Commenting after the Union Budget earlier this month, the Minister had said that India’s exports and exporters need to become less subsidy-reliant and focus more on capability-building to become internationally competitive. Accordingly, the Ministry even announced that it was seeking stakeholder comments on the upcoming Foreign Trade Policy 2020-25. Leading industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has revealed its recommendations, highlighting 31 key export areas/commodities with high growth potential. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur also chimed in separately, stating that exports would prove to be a crucial component of the country’s future economic growth. While the WTO has raised warnings about the rise of protectionism and restrictive trade policies around the world, India’s share in global merchandise exports has steadily risen, with nearly half of this contribution coming from MSMEs. India’s exports and exporters are clearly gearing up for a big push in the coming weeks and months, and one hopes that policymakers and other stakeholders are taking note and doing everything they can to support this development.