<h1>Trade expansion: India's overall exports reach historic high, driven by merchandise and services growth and supportive policy.</h1> India's overall exports, including merchandise and services, have surpassed an all time high of US dollar 750 billion, rising from about 500 billion in 2020-21 despite global recessionary and inflationary pressures. The Government credits nine years of reforms and targeted initiatives-infrastructure development, logistics, digital payments, innovation promotion, and trade liberalisation including FTAs-for enabling export competitiveness. Policy emphasis is on open self reliance that leverages comparative advantages across value chains, promotes low carbon export sectors such as renewable energy, and uses technology platforms to reduce transaction costs and expand market access.