no 2006 09 a office of economics working paper us international trade commission william greene september the author is with papers are result ongoing professional research usitc staff and solely meant to represent opinions individual authors these not in any way views or its commissioners circulated promote active exchange ideas between recognized experts outside development by encouraging critique address correspondence washington dc 20436 usa china competition indian market i abstract this presents an overview india s external focus on united states since joining wto 2001 has emerged as world third largest trading nation