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India still a long way from utilising its waterways trade potential

Just 2% of country's cargo transported via navigable waterways; Vietnam at 18% & China 14%

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Waterway | trade | maritime projects

Samreen Wani  |  New Delhi 

Ports, shipping, ships, container, transport, waterways, water

India’s trade deficit continues even as its total exports have grown 39.03 per cent in the five years between FY18 and FY22.

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First Published: Tue, November 29 2022. 13:38 IST

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