(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: India and The World - South Asian Regionalism
India & The World
::South Asian Regionalism::
Question : What are the motivations behind the regionalism?
Answer :
- Avoidance of horrors of war.
- Recovering common legacy of culture and languages.
- Capitalism and economic benefit.
Question : What are the special feature of south Asia?
Answer :
- Sheer size in terms of population.
- Bordering of India with all neighbours.
- Economic liberalization & deregulation.
- Globalization and trade, investments and remittances.
Question : What are the issues of SAFTA?
Answer :
- Customs and standards harmonization.
- Lowering of tariff and non-tariff barriers.
- Reduction of negative lists.
- Lowering of tariff for LDC’s.
- Trade in service agreement.
Question : What are the challenges in front of SAARC?
Answer :
- Inadequate empowerment of regional institutions.
- Absence of political understanding on development related projects.
- Population and size make for a vast market.
Question : What are the problems affecting South Asian Societies? Key issues of SAARC’s Agenda:
Answer:
- Problems poverty alleviation.
- Economic development
- Employment generation
- Education
- Public health
- Empowerment and protection of women and children.
- Energy.
Question :What are the projects under SAARC development fund?
Answer :
- Women’s empowerment
- Material and child health
- E-governance
- Zero energy storage for Agriculture
- Improving the quality of education
- Focusing on teacher’s training
Question : What are the SAARC process?
Answer :
- To rectify the technical flaws of SAFTA
- To establish a region wide trade facilitation regime.
Question :What are the barriers to trade?
Answer :
- Phyto-sanitary Measures.
- Quality control measures.
- Physical transit and transport infrastructure
- Border controls, banking and investment
Question : What are the issues under the consideration of SAARC?
Answer:
- A draft regional mutual recognition agreement on product certification.
- A draft of multilateral agreement on conformity Assessment activities.
- To establish the South Asian Regional standards organization.
Question :What are the other issues of SAARC?
Answer :
- Trade in services
- Infrastructure constraints
- SAARC Food bank
- Climate change
- Development of culture of co-operative thinking.
Question : What are the benefits of market integration?
Answer :
- Improved market access to land locked countries.
- Geographical situations of sub-regions
- Scope for vertical integration.
Question : What are the drawbacks of market integration?
Answer :
- Rapid growth may not take place in all regions.
- Lack of infrastructure.
- The stark of poverty in the sub-regions
- Regional vulnerabilities to climate change and disaster.
