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Bilateral FTAs in South Asia: Recasting the Regionalism Debate

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  • Dushni Weerakoon

    (Deputy Director and Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Sri Lanka.)

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The slow pace of progress of the South Asian regional trade integration process under SAARC has prompted many countries to seek bilateral agreements. Sri Lanka is a casein point with bilateral agreements with both India and Pakistan. While the former is acknowledged to have yielded positive results, the latter hasremained of limited interest. Given that India remains the single most important trading partner for almost all other South Asian countries, regionalism in South Asia essentially entails bilateral market access to India. The current evidence suggests that India has attempted to do so via a host of bilateral and regional arrangements, but that the emerging nature of that integration process is unlikely to be an ‘inclusive’ South Asian regional grouping.

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  • Dushni Weerakoon, 2009. "Bilateral FTAs in South Asia: Recasting the Regionalism Debate," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 14(Special E), pages 155-170, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:lje:journl:v:14:y:2009:i:sp:p:155-170
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    Cited by:

    1. Sirimal Abeyratne, 2012. "Sri Lanka’s Free Trade Agreements with India and Pakistan: Are They Leading Bilateral Trade Beyond Normalcy?," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 17(Special E), pages 315-337, September.
    2. Biru Paksha Paul, 2013. "Output Relationships in South Asia: Are Bangladesh and India Different from Neighbours?," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 14(1), pages 35-57, March.

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    Keywords

    Economic integration; South Asia; trade liberalization.;
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    JEL classification:

    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General

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