Trade in Services and Trade Agreements: Perspectives from India and the European Union

A comprehensive assessment of how trade complementarities and agreements help facilitate trade in services between India and the European Union

A first of its kind, it addresses policy initiatives on services trade between two economies that are actively engaged in trade agreements. It establishes that the Broad Based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA), if signed, will be India’s first agreement with a major advanced regional bloc and a major trading partner, and the EU’s first agreement with a large emerging market. It is, therefore, likely to have a far-reaching impact on other large trading nations such as the United States and China.

This book will be indispensable to scholars of international trade, international economics, macroeconomics, international relations as well as policy-makers, policy analysts and the informed general reader.

 

Arpita Mukherjee is a Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, with a PhD in Economics from the University of Portsmouth, UK. She has several years of experience in policy-oriented research and works closely with the Government of India and policy-makers in the European Union (EU), the US, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asian countries. She has conducted studies for international organisations, such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), ASEAN Secretariat, Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO, UK), Italian Trade Commission, Konrad–Adenauer–Stiftung (KAS), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre (TECC), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Her research is a key contributor to India’s negotiating strategies in the WTO and bilateral agreements. She has written chapters in joint study group reports for the Indian Government and has led research teams that have made pioneering contributions to India’s domestic policy reforms in areas, such as logistics, retail and special economic zones.

Rupa Chanda is a Professor of Economics and Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, with a PhD in Eco­nomics from Columbia University, New York. Earlier, she worked as an Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC. Her research interests include the WTO, international trade in services, regional integration, health services and migration. She has undertaken research assignments for various international and Indian organisa­tions, including the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), OECD, European Commission, World Bank and ICRIER. She has coordinated a research project on India–EU mobility in collaboration with the European and Indian insti­tutions. Professor Chanda has served on several committees including the Ministry of Commerce’s Expert Group on Services, the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs’ Academic Working Group on India–EU Labour Mobility Partnership and the Planning Commission’s High-Level Group on Services. She has written three books and edited one book on India’s trade in services and one book on India-EU mobility. She has presented her work in national and international forums.

Tanu M. Goyal is a Consultant at ICRIER, New Delhi, with a Masters in Economics with specialisation in World Economy from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her research interests include trade in services, analysis of trade agreements, foreign direct investment issues and retail. She has done several projects for the Indian Government and international agencies, such as the British High Commission, ADB and KAS. Some of her projects include study on India–Thailand and India–Indonesia free trade agreement, food supply chain and opportunities for international business, study of bilateral trade and investment collaboration with the European Union and trade and investment collaboration with Germany. She has published policy and trade issues in international journals, book chapters, reports and popular media articles.