India's exports growth momentum will have to come from its states

They can utilise opportunities for greater market access generated by free trade agreements

Over the years, international trade has played an important role in making a resilient external sector for India. Exports have demonstrated praiseworthy performance in FY22 and reached an all-time highest level. One major factor in the achievement of these targets is a result of the culmination of the government's efforts. Lately, there has been a shift in the strategies to promote exports by setting up targets and monitoring them. As a result, in FY22 the merchandise exports touched $422.0 billion to exceed the target of $400 billion. Sectors like pharmaceuticals, drugs, electronic goods, engineering goods, and organic and inorganic chemicals,