Sangeeta Godbole

Sangeeta Godbole

Sangeeta Godbole is a former IRS officer and trade negotiator. She currently researches the trade and environment intersection.

India Opens Its Market, the US Keeps Its Levers

The interim US–India trade framework eases exporter stress but embeds uneven concessions, as India front-loads market access while US relief stays conditional.

Sangeeta Godbole

February 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM IST

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India’s Manufacturing Moment Needs Industrial Coherence

India’s manufacturing push is real, but fragmented industrial responses and mismatched readiness are holding back the country’s ability to compete globally.

Sangeeta Godbole

December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM IST

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Europe’s Stalled Gaze Risks Losing India’s Market

The EU’s overreach in trade talks, imbalance in additional market access, intrusive non-trade demands, and regulatory zeal, threaten to cost it India’s fast-expanding market.

Sangeeta Godbole

September 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM IST

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Trump Should not TACO with India

Donald Trump’s tariff gambit may sting, but it has jolted India into delivering long-delayed reforms, underscoring resilience born of coercion.

Sangeeta Godbole

August 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM IST

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Why India Won’t Blink in the Face of US Trade Pressure

India’s restrained but resolute response to the US’s trade threats highlights its domestic resilience and its growing role in global value chains.

Sangeeta Godbole

July 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM IST

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