The pattern of comparative advantage for India and China in the global
market.
• What are the leading manufacturing industries in terms of their revealed
comparative advantage in India and China?
• If the pattern of comparative advantage has undergone a structural shift
between 2000 and 2003 for India and/ or China?
• To what extent has export specialization shifted away from labour and natural
resource intensive products to high value-added knowledge and technology
intensive industries?
• To what extent is the pattern of specialization as observed in India and China
competitive or complementary in the world market?