A Comparative Analysis of Recent Export Performances of China and India

Drawing on the convergence theory, one would expect that as a latecomer to integrate with the globalized economy India’s export performance would be at least on par with that of China because China’s performance has been as predicted by the theory. This study, using performance measures based on the endogenous growth theory that internalizes the ability to export the maximum possible exports under the determinants of exports including the existing ‘behind the border’ and ‘beyond the border’ constraints, shows that India’s export performance is still far behind that of China. The implication of this study is that India’s reform measures need to be intensified effectively to catch up and to overtake China. Export performance, ‘behind the border constraints, ‘beyond the border constraints, potential exports, China, India.