<h1>Government expands export focus to 50 countries with new strategy under four key pillars to boost trade growth</h1> The government is implementing measures to enhance exports by focusing on 50 countries, primarily in the Middle East and Africa, which represent about 90% of the nation's exports. This strategy expands the previous focus from 20 to 50 countries and involves four key pillars: export diversification, import substitution, export competitiveness, and detailed product-specific analysis. These efforts respond to challenges such as high tariffs imposed by the US on Indian goods and aim to counteract stagnant export figures, which remained at USD 35.14 billion in June amid global economic uncertainties. During the first quarter of 2025-26, exports grew modestly by 1.92% to USD 112.17 billion, while imports increased by 4.24% to USD 179.44 billion, with the trade deficit narrowing to a four-month low of USD 18.78 billion in June.