1、 ASIA-PACIFIC RESEARCH AND TRAINING NETWORK ON TRADE Working Paper No.236|2024 E-commerce and Indias Retail and Manufacturing Sectors Some Lessons for Ensuring Sustainable Development Nibha Bharti Sugandha Huria Ashley Jose Kanika Pathania The Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade(ARTN
2、eT)is an open regional network of research and academic institutions specializing in international trade policy and facilitation issues.ESCAP,WTO and UNCTAD,as key core network partners,and a number of bilateral development partners,provide substantive and/or financial support to the network.The Tra
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