India has ongoing arrangements and cooperative ventures in this field with neighbouring Morocco but on a much smaller scale than what is in prospect in Algeria. For India, such a project will have major favourable food security implications and could ease the fertilizer subsidy burden as well. The major item of exports from India has been automobiles, although qualitative restrictions have now kicked in. Saris constitute another interesting item of Indian export to Algeria. “Overall, the [Vice-President's Algeria] visit could be termed ‘a good start’,’’ Secretary (West) Sujata Mehta told mediapersons on Tuesday.

Source: The Hindu October 19, 2016 18:33 UTC