Exports to India – Putting the free back into the FTA

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2015-07
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Munas, Hasna
Nathaniel, Vidya
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Verité Insights; Vol. 3, No. 14 - July 2015
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Abstract
Sri Lanka’s history with bi-lateral trade agreements demonstrates the need for more careful negotiation. This Insight explains how the tariff benefits of the India Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA) have been outweighed by the existence of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) by using the example of food exports.
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The English version was originally published in the Daily Mirror on 22 July 2015 and is available at the link: https://www.dailymirror.lk/columns/exports-to-india-putting-the-free-back-into-the-free-trade-agreement/235-80501. The Sinhala version titled ඉන්දියාව සමඟ වෙළදාම නැවතත් ‘නිදහස්’ කිරීම, published in Mawbima, and the Tamil version titled இலங்கை-இந்திய சுதந்திர வர்த்தக உடன்படிக்கை (ISFTA) are also included here.
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