‘Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of negotiations held between India and
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Answer: A. The Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) is the free trade agreement India began negotiating with the European Union in 2007. Talks stalled in 2013 over issues like tariffs on cars and wine, data security status and professional mobility. So it concerns India and the EU (as of 2017; talks were relaunched in 2022 as the India-EU FTA).
Watch for: Watch for confusing BTIA with other trade talks; BTIA is the specific name used for the India-EU deal.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because India's talks with the GCC are a separate India-GCC FTA.
- C. Wrong because the OECD is a policy forum, not a trade negotiating partner of India.
- D. Wrong because the SCO is a security and political grouping, not a trade deal partner.
Source to check: Department of Commerce website (commerce.gov.in), 'India-EU BTIA' page; Ministry of External Affairs India-EU brief
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