Overview

• Nearly half of surveyed multinationals plan to ramp up or maintain trade with India, and about two in five aim to expand or continue manufacturing there.
• More than 60% of corporates from the US, the UK, Mainland China and Hong Kong expect to increase trade with India.
• The findings come from Standard Chartered’s ‘Future of Trade: Resilience’ report, based on C‑suite and senior leaders across 17 markets and four industries.
• Executives rank emerging technologies and overall economic growth as the top strategic drivers of future trade, with Asia seen leading growth as the Middle East gains prominence and the US remains influential.
• Standard Chartered’s Sunil Kaushal cites client demand for smarter supply chains and AI to offset costs, while media coverage highlights geopolitical frictions, including a Times Now report of new US tariffs on Indian exports.