{"id":1542,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/what-are-the-impediments-in-the-development-of-south-asian-free-upsc-psir-2017-4301\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T21:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:26:33","slug":"what-are-the-impediments-in-the-development-of-south-asian-free-upsc-psir-2017-4301","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/what-are-the-impediments-in-the-development-of-south-asian-free-upsc-psir-2017-4301\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the impediments in the development of South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>&mdash; how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">NTBs untouched, focus on tariffs alone \u2014 trade costs 114% of export value, Brazil cheaper than neighbours \u2014 similar agricultural baskets, competitors not partners \u2014 India\u2014EU 2026 sharpens the contest for outside markets \u2014 political discretion overrides the text: May 2025 prohibition on Pakistani goods, SAARC visa exemption withdrawn, India- Bangladesh port restrictions &#8211; Wignaraja: secretariats coordinate and monitor, no delegated authority<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">informal trade across porous frontiers (UNESCAP) \u2192 official data understate actual exchange = the constraint is the agreement&#039;s remit, not the region&#039;s appetite<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">arapeiyme =! SAFTA failed on what it was never allowed to govern R2 Arise \u00a76tariff cuts cannot move the 5% until NTBs, transit and enforcement enter its remit<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[45],"pyq_marks":[38],"pyq_topic":[83],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1542","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-45","pyq_marks-10-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-south-asia","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2318,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1542\/revisions\/2318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1542"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1542"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1542"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}