Vol. 3, Issue 7, Part I (2017)

Abstract
It is an undoubted fact that the spices sector is one of the key areas in which India has an inherent strength to dominate the global markets. The setting up of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has paved new ways for the country to make use of its potential in the area of spices trade in its maximum. In this era of WTO regime, competitiveness has emerged as the prime mover of international marketing. It is in this context that this study addresses some of the export issues in Indian spices based on the performance during the two time periods, pre -WTO regime and WTO regime. Specifically speaking, this paper examines the export performance of Indian spices during the WTO regime taking the export of major spices from 1985 to 2013. The performance of the spices exports has been analysed using the growth rate, trends and instability in growth rate. A serious attempt has been done to examine the performance of spices exports before and after the 1995. The study is based on the secondary data obtained from the official sources. The trend-analysis method has been used to derive the export potential of our country. The analysis reveals that the overall performance of Indian spices exports during the WTO regime are satisfactory and openness has led to the growth of India’s spice export. It is assumed that the revelations of the study will bring new insights in the area of spices exports and also provide useful thoughts to policy makers.