1. In recent times, India has been pushing for free trade agreements with ASEAN, South Korea, Individual countries of South East Asia and Japan etc. Why the country is looking for the bilateral agreements when there is a multilateral trading system is existance under the WTO?

a. The multilateral trading system does not allow reduction of tariff beyond a set level

b. There is uncertain progress on the Doha global trade talks and it is the need of the hour to try to get bilateral agreements

c. The bilateral agreements are as per the look east policy of India which is more important that the MTS

d. All of above

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