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India-EFTA partnership in focus
ಸುದ್ದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕೆ?
Four countries, one bloc outside the EU: the EFTA membership list India's TEPA tests in Prelims
India-EFTA TEPA seen as a base for wider India-Europe cooperation.
Why it matters: general awareness
What you need to know
2 ನಿಮಿಷ
The India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement, signed with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, is being projected as a template for trade, technology, energy and Arctic cooperation.
EFTA is a bloc of European countries outside the European Union.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- EFTA members: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland
- EFTA is a bloc of European countries outside the European Union
- India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) is signed with all four EFTA states
- TEPA is being projected as a template for trade, technology, energy and Arctic cooperation
- Sweden is an EU member, not an EFTA member
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- EFTA is a free trade grouping of European countries that are not members of the European Union.
- India's TEPA with EFTA covers Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
- Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are EFTA states; Sweden belongs to the EU, not EFTA.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS2 (International Relations) and GS3 (Trade). India's TEPA with EFTA is an example of a free trade agreement with non-EU European economies, and it is being projected as a base for wider India-Europe cooperation in trade, technology, energy and the Arctic. Its implications are market access and diversified partnerships; the way forward is to turn the agreement into actual trade and investment flows and use it to deepen engagement with the wider European region.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
ಭಾರತವು ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಸಹಭಾಗಿತ್ವ ಒಪ್ಪಂದ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಯುರೋಪಿಯನ್ ಮುಕ್ತ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ಸಂಘ (EFTA) ಐರೋಪ್ಯ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟದ ಹೊರಗಿನ ದೇಶಗಳ ಗುಂಪು. ಕೆಳಗಿನ ಎಷ್ಟು ದೇಶಗಳು EFTA ಸದಸ್ಯ?
- ಐಸ್‌ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್
- ನಾರ್ವೆ
- ಸ್ವೀಡನ್
- ಲೀಚ್ಟೆನ್‌ಸ್ಟೈನ್
- ಕೇವಲ ಒಂದು
- ಕೇವಲ ಎರಡು
- ಕೇವಲ ಮೂರು
- ಎಲ್ಲ ನಾಲ್ಕು
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಐಸ್‌ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್, ನಾರ್ವೆ ಮತ್ತು ಲೀಚ್ಟೆನ್‌ಸ್ಟೈನ್ EFTA ಸದಸ್ಯರು; ಸ್ವೀಡನ್ ಐರೋಪ್ಯ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟದ ಸದಸ್ಯ. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಮೂರು.
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