New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), a trade-focused think tank, has suggested a 10-point plan to the central government, which it believes, if implemented, can shield India from the impact of US tariffs.

GTRI recommends that the government revive schemes and incentives focused on export promotion, customs reforms, dedicated e-commerce hubs, and stronger trade missions, along with the necessary skills.

These recommendations, if implemented, GTRI believes, will shield jobs and sustain India's export competitiveness.

The sudden escalation of US tariffs on Indian goods, from barely 3% a year ago to 50% today, has exposed a "critical vulnerability" in India's export ecosystem, GTRI opined.

The 50 per cent US ...