EU-India Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement: A Review of Issues

Debashis Chakraborty (), Julien Chaisse () and Animesh Kumar ()
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Julien Chaisse: Centre for Financial Regulation and Economic Development, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Animesh Kumar: Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, India

No 1216, Working Papers from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Abstract: India has a long history of economic linkages with the EU member states. In recent period, the volumes of Indo-EU trade both in case of merchandise products and services have considerably increased and a number of investment collaboration opportunities are emerging. Since 2007 the two sides are engaged in the negotiations on concluding a Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA), which is expected to augment the present level of economic exchange further. Once completed in coming months, the BTIA will be the biggest trade agreement involving India, surpassing its earlier RTA with the ASEAN countries. However, while EU and India can collaborate in several spheres, the potential conflict of interest may not be uncommon either. In particular, the provision of farm subsidies offered by the EU to local producers, imposition of anti-dumping measures on several Indian export categories in EU markets, barriers on movement of professionals, EU interest in inclusion of several WTO-Plus provisions in the agreement etc. are among the concern areas of India. By looking at the trade data and the negotiating dynamics, the present analysis attempts to understand the challenges and opportunities for India in the EU market. The paper concludes that India needs to focus on augmenting its competitiveness for benefiting from the integration exercise.

Keywords: Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations; Economic Integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2012-11
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