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In an op-ed, Prof. Pankaj Ghemawat explains his research on India's global connectedness

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Excerpt from Economic Times -- "It would be irresponsible to answer in favour of more or less globalisation without first having a clear understanding of how globally-connected India is. On November 3, the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014 was released. This provides a unique 3-D view of the globalisation of 140 countries’ trade, capital, information and people flows. It measures their Depth (relative to domestic activity), their (geographic) Distribution and their Directionality (inward versus outward). India ranks 71st out of 140 countries on its overall level of global connectedness, down from 68th two years ago. Its overall middle-of-the-pack ranking, however, masks major weaknesses – or, untapped opportunities."

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