Session at Bharat Tex 2026 on scaling Indian textile and apparel brands globally
Bharat Tex 2026 session highlights branding, quality, and omnichannel expansion as drivers for Indian textile exports
- The Ministry of Textiles said India’s textile and apparel exports reached approximately INR 3.16 lakh crore in 2025–26 and set a target of INR 9 lakh crore by 2030.
- Bharat Tex 2026 hosted a session on Indian textile and apparel brands scaling globally through design, quality, storytelling, and omnichannel retail.
- Amazon Global Selling said it supports more than two lakh sellers, including artisans from tier-two and tier-three cities.
The Ministry of Textiles used Bharat Tex 2026 to underline a shift in India’s textile and apparel strategy: from manufacturing strength alone to global brand building. The session on “Indian Brands, Global Ambitions: Redefining Retail Growth Beyond Borders” linked export growth with design, quality, sustainability, traceability, storytelling, and omnichannel retail.
The Ministry of Textiles said India’s textile and apparel exports reached approximately INR 3.16 lakh crore in 2025–26 and placed a target of INR 9 lakh crore by 2030. The session also situated this target within an expanding network of free trade agreements that can improve market access for Indian brands.
What happened
UPSC can frame this topic as a question on how India can combine craftsmanship, design innovation, quality standards, traceability, cluster-based manufacturing, and digital commerce to deepen textile exports while protecting artisan livelihoods and cultural heritage.
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