New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- India's textile exports are unlikely to be impacted by any potential increase in tariffs by the United States, as the country has been competing in the sector on the strength of its own products, Textiles Secretary Neelam Shami Rao told DH.

"India has been competing on its own merits and the quality of its products. We are not among those nations that benefit from being classified as least developed countries (LDCs)," Rao remarked, referencing the preferential trade access that Bangladesh and other LDCs enjoy.

Preferential treatment, such as duty-free access and relaxed rules of origin norms in key markets like the European Union and the United Kingdom, provides Bangladesh a competitive edge in the textiles sector. ...