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EU-India Free Trade Agreement

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  • Sangeeta Khorana

    (Sangeeta Khorana, School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DD, United Kingdom. Email: sak@aber.ac.uk)

  • Nicholas Perdikis

    (Nicholas Perdikis, School of Management and Business, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth SY23 3DD, United Kingdom. Email: nip@aber.ac.uk)

Abstract

The European Union (EU) and India are currently negotiating a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) and investment framework. There is an ongoing debate as to whether the EU-India FTA will act as a building block for the trading partners. This article addresses the broader concerns about compatibility; prospects of and the challenges to the proposed EU-India FTA; identifies the building and stumbling blocks in the ongoing negotiations; and suggests a way forward from a policy perspective. The findings suggest that to maximize the potential benefits of this FTA, trade barriers (tariff and non-tariff) in goods and services sectors should be addressed. This must be complemented by a mutually agreeable time frame to conclude negotiations in areas where interests of the partners vary.

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  • Sangeeta Khorana & Nicholas Perdikis, 2010. "EU-India Free Trade Agreement," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 11(2), pages 181-206, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:soueco:v:11:y:2010:i:2:p:181-206
    DOI: 10.1177/139156141001100202
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    Keywords

    Country and industry studies of trade; economic integration; development; regulation; government policy; JEL: F14; JEL: F15; JEL: O19; JEL: M38; JEL: R28;
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    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
    • M38 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • R28 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Government Policy

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