India, March 5 -- With targeted policy support, infrastructure investment and global market integration, Punjab can play a transformative role in India's trade success story

India has vast industrial and agricultural capabilities across 800 districts, yet 40% of its merchandise exports originate from only 10 districts. Gujarat dominates this landscape with five key contributors: Jamnagar, Surat, Ahmedabad, Bharuch, and Kachchh. The other significant players include Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra, Bengaluru in Karnataka, Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, and NOIDA in Uttar Pradesh. Alarmingly, Punjab-home to a robust industrial base in textiles, bicycles, sports goods, engineering goods, tractors, agricultural implements and food processing-is c...