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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country became India’s largest trading partner in FY 2021-22?
A
UK
B
US
C
UAE
D
Russia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The department of commerce had earlier contested China’s official data that showed Beijing was India’s largest trading partner in 2021-22.

Detailed explanation-2: -The US ($57,632.37 million), China ($50,792.83 million), UAE ($36,820.33 million), Saudi Arabia ($23,995 million), Iraq ($18,822.27 million) and Indonesia ($18,816.58 million) were the six countries which recorded higher volumes of trade with India during the first five months of 2022-23.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chinese data shows that China is India’s largest trading partner from 2013-2014 to 2017-2018 and 2020-2021.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United States surpassed China to become India’s top trading partner in 2021-22. According to the data of the commerce ministry, in 2021-22, the bilateral trade between the US and India stood at $119.42 billion as against $80.51 billion in 2020-21.

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