‘Substantial’ gap between what FTAs promise and what regulations currently permit, CEA Nageswaran warns

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Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) create value only once they are implemented not when they are signed, Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran asserted on Tuesday, warning that there is a “substantial” gap between what the trade deals promise and what the regulatory frameworks actually allow.