Why has India accelerated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with diverse partners in recent years? Evaluate the strategic and economic factors driving this shift.
Kartavya Desk Staff
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests.
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests.
Q4. Why has India accelerated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with diverse partners in recent years? Evaluate the strategic and economic factors driving this shift. (15 M)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Reference: IE
Why the question India’s recent burst of FTAs represents a major shift in its external economic policy, driven by changing global geopolitics, WTO gridlock and supply-chain realignment. Key demand of the question Explain the reasons behind India accelerating FTA negotiations, and then evaluate both the strategic and economic drivers shaping this shift. The answer must clearly differentiate motivations from outcomes and analyse how they reshape India’s global trade posture. Structure of the Answer: Introduction Give a sharp contextual entry on changing global trade order and India repositioning FTAs as tools of both strategy and economics. Body Briefly explain why India has intensified FTA outreach in recent years. Outline key strategic factors behind this shift such as geopolitical hedging, diversification, security-linked trade considerations. Outline key economic drivers such as services access, supply-chain resilience and investment integration. Conclusion End with a line on India’s need to align FTA activism with domestic competitiveness and long-term strategic coherence.
Why the question India’s recent burst of FTAs represents a major shift in its external economic policy, driven by changing global geopolitics, WTO gridlock and supply-chain realignment.
Key demand of the question Explain the reasons behind India accelerating FTA negotiations, and then evaluate both the strategic and economic drivers shaping this shift. The answer must clearly differentiate motivations from outcomes and analyse how they reshape India’s global trade posture.
Structure of the Answer: Introduction Give a sharp contextual entry on changing global trade order and India repositioning FTAs as tools of both strategy and economics.
• Briefly explain why India has intensified FTA outreach in recent years.
• Outline key strategic factors behind this shift such as geopolitical hedging, diversification, security-linked trade considerations.
• Outline key economic drivers such as services access, supply-chain resilience and investment integration.
Conclusion End with a line on India’s need to align FTA activism with domestic competitiveness and long-term strategic coherence.