EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIA'S MAJOR VEGETABLES EXPORT TO MIDDLE-EAST COUNTRIES

The present study was undertaken on a macro framework based on secondary data on various aspects of international trade among-Middle East countries. Many agricultural commodities are commonly exported from India to Middle East countries. The yearly data on export quantity and value have been compiled for the period of 18 years (1993-94 to 2009-10). The results of the instability indices revealed that for export of onion in terms of quantity U.A.E., Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were stable importers, for potato Qatar was stable importer, for peas Qatar, Oman and Bahrain were stable importers and for green chilli Bahrain was stable importer. It was observed that India was in a competitive position in onion, potato, peas and green chilli with the NPCs values of 0.97, 0.95, 0.97 and 0.89 respectively for the period 2009-10.