• Prof. Amita Batra, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• Dr. G. Venkat Raman, Indian Institute of Management, Indore
• Mr. Santosh Pai, Link Legal

The ongoing trade war between the United States and China and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the vulnerability of complex global supply chains to ongoing structural changes in the global economy resulting from rising labour costs, automation, protectionism and geopolitical tensions like the Ukraine crisis. These developments have prompted a critical re-evaluation of existing approaches to global sourcing and manufacturing activities to increase supply chain resilience and reduce external risks. While the rise of regional trade agreements is partly a response to desire for a more stable business environment, it also risks creating an unwieldy set of international trade rules that undercut rather than facilitate the ease of doing business transnationally. In this context of uncertainties generated by recent developments, what has been China's response as a major trading power? Further, what are the emerging supply chains sustaining the global trade and what can be done to ensure the smooth functioning of supply chains and increase their ability to withstand the impact of future global crises?