India: Bilateral and Regional Economic Co-operation
Prior to the economic reforms process initiated in 1991, India had adopted a very cautious and guarded approach to economic cooperation with other countries in the region. Recognizing that regional economic cooperation would continue to feature prominently in world trade, India engaged with its trading partners/blocks with the intention of expanding its export market and began concluding regional trade agreements. In 1991, India unveiled the Look East policy. East Asia - which includes Japan, China, South Korea, and ASEAN - became India's largest trading partner, ahead of the European Union and the United States. The proliferation of free trade agreements is the clearest evidence of Asian countries' desire to forge closer economic relationships. For two decades now, world economies have witnessed a paradigm shift towards market-oriented economic policies and a careful dismantling of obstacles in international trade. This has helped the smaller emerging economies gain access to world markets, modern technologies, and collaborations. This has also given them a window to the developed world and helped them understand the significant role of globalization as an instrument which could be utilized not just to achieve economic efficiency, but also to eradicate poverty. This book examines India's economic and trade relations with different countries of the world. [Subject: India Studies, Economics]
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India: Bilateral and Regional Economic Co-operation
Prior to the economic reforms process initiated in 1991, India had adopted a very cautious and guarded approach to economic cooperation with other countries in the region. Recognizing that regional economic cooperation would continue to feature prominently in world trade, India engaged with its trading partners/blocks with the intention of expanding its export market and began concluding regional trade agreements. In 1991, India unveiled the Look East policy. East Asia - which includes Japan, China, South Korea, and ASEAN - became India's largest trading partner, ahead of the European Union and the United States. The proliferation of free trade agreements is the clearest evidence of Asian countries' desire to forge closer economic relationships. For two decades now, world economies have witnessed a paradigm shift towards market-oriented economic policies and a careful dismantling of obstacles in international trade. This has helped the smaller emerging economies gain access to world markets, modern technologies, and collaborations. This has also given them a window to the developed world and helped them understand the significant role of globalization as an instrument which could be utilized not just to achieve economic efficiency, but also to eradicate poverty. This book examines India's economic and trade relations with different countries of the world. [Subject: India Studies, Economics]
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India: Bilateral and Regional Economic Co-operation

India: Bilateral and Regional Economic Co-operation

by Gautam Murthy
India: Bilateral and Regional Economic Co-operation

India: Bilateral and Regional Economic Co-operation

by Gautam Murthy

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Prior to the economic reforms process initiated in 1991, India had adopted a very cautious and guarded approach to economic cooperation with other countries in the region. Recognizing that regional economic cooperation would continue to feature prominently in world trade, India engaged with its trading partners/blocks with the intention of expanding its export market and began concluding regional trade agreements. In 1991, India unveiled the Look East policy. East Asia - which includes Japan, China, South Korea, and ASEAN - became India's largest trading partner, ahead of the European Union and the United States. The proliferation of free trade agreements is the clearest evidence of Asian countries' desire to forge closer economic relationships. For two decades now, world economies have witnessed a paradigm shift towards market-oriented economic policies and a careful dismantling of obstacles in international trade. This has helped the smaller emerging economies gain access to world markets, modern technologies, and collaborations. This has also given them a window to the developed world and helped them understand the significant role of globalization as an instrument which could be utilized not just to achieve economic efficiency, but also to eradicate poverty. This book examines India's economic and trade relations with different countries of the world. [Subject: India Studies, Economics]

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9788177084023
Publisher: New Century Publications
Publication date: 01/12/2015
Pages: 230
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword vii-viii

About the Book ix

About the Author x

Preface xvi-xix

1 South-South Cooperation 1-6

2 India's Look East Policy 7-19

Introduction

Indian Cultural Influences in Southeast Asia

Territorial Ambit of Asia

India and ASEAN: Geo-political Realities

ASEAN-India Economic Dimensions

Geo-economics of Indo-ASEAN Engagement

ASEAN-India Co-operation in Emerging Area

3 India and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 20-38

Relevance of Regional Groupings

Origins of ASEAN

Cooperation in Industry

Intra-regional Cooperation

Benefits of Integration

ASEAN and India

India-ASEAN Cooperation in Tourism

4 India and South Association for Regional Economic Cooperation (SAARC) 39-54

SAARC Charter

New Delhi Summit

South Asian Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA)

Pakistan, India and SAARC

Assessment of SAARC

ASEAN and SAARC: An Assessment

5 India and Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Forum 55-67

Divisive Issues in APEC

Open Regionalism

Osaka Declaration

India's Standing in APEC

Political Relations between India and the APEC Countries

Conclusions

6 India and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) 68-73

7 India and the European Union (EU) 74-80

8 Sino-Indian Economic Relations 81-98

China's Economy: Small Steps to Giant Leaps

Trends in Chinese Trade with the World

Democracy, Communism and Economic Restrictions

Strengths and Weaknesses of China

Strengths and Weaknesses of India

Issues of Mutual Concern

Economic Environment in China

India's Exports to China: Constraints

Recent Trends in Bilateral Trade

9 Indo-Australian Economic Co-operation 99-105

Indo-Australian Bilateral Engagement

Australian and Indian Economies

Indo-Aussie Business Ties

Summing Up

10 India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Partnership 106-134

Introduction

Singapore Economy

Trade Performance and Policy Options

Investment Climate and Policies

India-Singapore Trade

Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (CECA)

Key Provisions of CECA

Conclusions

11 India's Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) 135-155

Look East Policy

South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA)

India and ASEAN

India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA)

India-Thailand Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)

Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)

Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)

India-Chile Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)

India-South Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)

India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)

India-Malaysia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)

India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA)

India-SACU Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) Negotiations

India-Pakistan Trading Arrangement

India-Nepal Treaty of Trade

India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement

12 Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations and India 156-170

Dunkel Proposals

Intellectual Property Rights

Indian Position on GATT

Third World Perspectives

Options for India

13 India and World Trade Organization (WTO) 171-180

GATT and WTO

Objectives and Functions of WTO

India and the WTO

Fifth Trade Policy Review (TPR) of India

Recent WTO Negotiations and India

14 Globalization and India 181-194

Introduction

Transforming Economies

Managing Different Aspects of Globalization

India's Approach to Globalization

Conclusions

Bibliography 195-204

Index 205-210

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