Opportunity brief
Industry Cell is pleased to sponsor InnoQuest, national level annual article-writing competition, as part of Trade Winds, the annual International Business Conclave of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi. InnoQuest allows students to express their views on addressing the pressing issues of stagnated industrial growth in India, and their take on how future patterns would unfold. The most outstanding submissions will earn the opportunity to be featured in the Industry Cell's annual magazine, amplifying their voices and ideas on these critical matters.
The theme for Trade Winds 2026 is "Driving India's Trade Transformation through Global Turbulence".
The following are the topics you can choose from:
- The Textile & Apparel Sector: Unlocking Europe via the India-EU FTA
- Automobile & EV Manufacturing: Decoding the Tariff Reductions in the India-EU Compact
- Pharmaceuticals & Chemical Exports: Capitalizing on the US Interim Trade Framework
- Agri-Tech & Food Processing: Balancing Export Ambitions with Protected Domestic Sensitivities
- IT, Tech Services, and Professional Mobility: Maximizing the UK CETA and EU Mobility Pacts
Guidelines:
- Team Size: 1-2
- Word Limit: 1200-1500
- Format: Word or PDF
- Naming Convention: TeamName_CollegeName
- References must be cited wherever necessary
- Plagiarism of any kind or political alignment is not acceptable and will be subject to disqualification from the competition
- File size should be less than 20 MB
Evaluation Criteria:
- Structure & Flow of the Article
- Depth of Analysis and granular evaluation of the issues
- Originality of the suggested solutions
- Explaining with case studies is encouraged as well.