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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Most Favoured Nation (MFN)</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is special trade status given to international trade partner by a country to ensure non-discriminatory trade between all partner countries of World Trade Organisation (WTO).</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is the first clause in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Country which provides MFN status to another country has to provide concessions, privileges, and immunity in trade agreements.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Under WTO rules, member country is not allowed to discriminate between trade partners and if it grants special status to one trade partner, then it is required to extend it to all members of WTO.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is non-discriminatory trade policy as it ensures equal trading among all WTO member nations rather than exclusive trading privileges. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It helps reduce trade barriers and results in reduction in tariffs especially in customs duty, thus strengthening trade-ties between two countries. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">India has already granted this status to all WTO members, including Pakistan (accorded in 1996), but Pakistan has not fully accorded MFN status for India.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">India-Pakistan trade </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was $2.41 billion in 2017-18, marginally increased from $2.27 billion in 2016-17. India had exported goods worth $ 1.92 billion to Pakistan and imported goods worth $488.5 million in 2017-18.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">India’s exports to Pakistan mostly include sugar, cotton, chemicals, dyes, vegetables,<strong> </strong>carpets, iron and steel and its imports include fruits, chemicals, cement, leather and spices etc.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Impact</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The withdrawal of the MFN status by India is negative in sentiment terms for its bilateral relations with Pakistan. Its impact on bilateral trade is unlikely to be substantial given that volumes of merchandise trade between both countries is low.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Committee on Security (CCS)</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is one of six cabinet committees and is chaired by Prime Minister. It comprises of Union Minister of External Affairs, Defence Minister, Home Minister and Finance Minister.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It takes major decisions with respect to issues of national security, defence expenditure of country and significant appointments.</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also deals with economic and political issues impinging on national security, matters relating to atomic energy.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also approves defence deals involving capital expenditure of more than Rs. 1000 crore in respect of Department of Defence Production and Department of Defence Research and Development.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Most Favoured Nation (MFN)</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is special trade status given to international trade partner by a country to ensure non-discriminatory trade between all partner countries of World Trade Organisation (WTO).</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is the first clause in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Country which provides MFN status to another country has to provide concessions, privileges, and immunity in trade agreements.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Under WTO rules, member country is not allowed to discriminate between trade partners and if it grants special status to one trade partner, then it is required to extend it to all members of WTO.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is non-discriminatory trade policy as it ensures equal trading among all WTO member nations rather than exclusive trading privileges. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It helps reduce trade barriers and results in reduction in tariffs especially in customs duty, thus strengthening trade-ties between two countries. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">India has already granted this status to all WTO members, including Pakistan (accorded in 1996), but Pakistan has not fully accorded MFN status for India.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">India-Pakistan trade </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was $2.41 billion in 2017-18, marginally increased from $2.27 billion in 2016-17. India had exported goods worth $ 1.92 billion to Pakistan and imported goods worth $488.5 million in 2017-18.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">India’s exports to Pakistan mostly include sugar, cotton, chemicals, dyes, vegetables,<strong> </strong>carpets, iron and steel and its imports include fruits, chemicals, cement, leather and spices etc.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Impact</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The withdrawal of the MFN status by India is negative in sentiment terms for its bilateral relations with Pakistan. Its impact on bilateral trade is unlikely to be substantial given that volumes of merchandise trade between both countries is low.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Committee on Security (CCS)</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is one of six cabinet committees and is chaired by Prime Minister. It comprises of Union Minister of External Affairs, Defence Minister, Home Minister and Finance Minister.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It takes major decisions with respect to issues of national security, defence expenditure of country and significant appointments.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It deals with all defence related issues, issues relating to law and order and internal security, policy matters concerning foreign affairs that have internal or external security implications</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also deals with economic and political issues impinging on national security, matters relating to atomic energy.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also approves defence deals involving capital expenditure of more than Rs. 1000 crore in respect of Department of Defence Production and Department of Defence Research and Development.</span></span></span></li>
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