India aims to double exports to $900 billion

India on Wednesday set an ambitious target of almost doubling its annual exports to $900 billion in the next five years as it seeks to boost the economy and provide jobs for a growing population. Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government would encourage domestic manufacturing to increase exports from $469.5 billion in the 2013-14 financial year. She said the government wanted to increase India's share of global exports from the current two percent to 3.5 percent. "This n