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Ravi Krishnamurthy
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Ravi Krishnamurthy

Supply Chain & Manufacturing Trade Reporter
📍 Chennai, India
Global Supply ChainsManufacturing EconomicsIndia PLI SchemesChina+1 Strategy

Ravi Krishnamurthy is Chennai-based trade journalist who spent a decade on the factory floors of South and Southeast Asia before picking up a pen. A mechanical engineer by training who later completed a master's in international economics at Madras University, Ravi understands supply chains from both the engineering and economic perspectives. His ground-level reporting on how tariff changes ripple through manufacturing communities has built him a loyal readership among industry executives.

Articles by Ravi Krishnamurthy

14 articles
China+1 Strategy: How Western Companies Are Diversifying Away From Chinese Manufacturing
Business Impact
For corporations operating in or with China, the current trade environment presents a complex matrix of risks and o...
20 April 2026 · 8 min read
India's PLI Scheme: How Production Linked Incentives Are Reshaping Global Manufacturing
Trade Policy
India's Production Linked Incentive scheme, now active across 14 sectors with a total outlay of ₹1.97 lakh crore ($...
13 April 2026 · 10 min read
India's Logistics Revolution: Port Modernisation and Trade Corridor Development
International Trade
India's international trade profile in 2025 reflects both enduring strengths and emerging vulnerabilities as global...
29 March 2026 · 7 min read
PLI Scheme Results: How India's Production Linked Incentives Are Reshaping Global Manufacturing
Trade Policy
India's trade policy framework in 2025 stands at a critical crossroads, shaped by shifting global alliances, post-p...
28 March 2026 · 9 min read
Thailand's Automotive Trade: How the Detroit of Asia Is Pivoting to EVs
International Trade
ASEAN's international trade profile in 2025 reflects both enduring strengths and emerging vulnerabilities as global...
27 March 2026 · 7 min read
India's Renewable Energy Trade: Solar Panel Tariffs and the Green Transition
Trade Policy
India's trade policy framework in 2025 stands at a critical crossroads, shaped by shifting global alliances, post-p...
10 March 2026 · 11 min read
Korean Shipbuilding and LNG: The Trade That Keeps Flowing Despite Global Tensions
Business Impact
For corporations operating in or with South Korea, the current trade environment presents a complex matrix of risks...
20 February 2026 · 8 min read
Foreign Direct Investment in India 2025: Sectors Booming After FTA Signings
Business Impact
For corporations operating in or with India, the current trade environment presents a complex matrix of risks and o...
10 February 2026 · 9 min read
Germany-Vietnam Trade: The Growing Southeast Asian Manufacturing Partnership
International Trade
Germany's international trade profile in 2025 reflects both enduring strengths and emerging vulnerabilities as glob...
9 February 2026 · 8 min read
British Automotive Industry and Trade: Tariffs, EVs, and Supply Chain Restructuring
Business Impact
For corporations operating in or with United Kingdom, the current trade environment presents a complex matrix of ri...
1 January 2026 · 8 min read
Indian Automakers Go Global: How Trade Deals Are Fuelling Export Ambitions
Business Impact
For corporations operating in or with India, the current trade environment presents a complex matrix of risks and o...
25 December 2025 · 7 min read
US Reshoring Wave: Which Companies Are Moving Manufacturing Back to America — And Why
Business Impact
For corporations operating in or with United States, the current trade environment presents a complex matrix of ris...
21 December 2025 · 10 min read
India's Textile Export Surge: How FTAs Are Powering a $50 Billion Industry
Trade Policy
India's trade policy framework in 2025 stands at a critical crossroads, shaped by shifting global alliances, post-p...
19 December 2025 · 7 min read
Make in India 2.0: Defence Manufacturing and the New Export Ambitions
Trade Policy
India's trade policy framework in 2025 stands at a critical crossroads, shaped by shifting global alliances, post-p...
2 December 2025 · 11 min read