Exploring digital trade provisions in Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in times of crisis: India and Asia-Pacific countries

Mohd Nayyer Rahman , Nida Rahman
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The advent of the coronavirus in early 2020 led to the severe shutdown of economic activities across the globe. The virus led to a pandemic affecting the physical facilitation of cross border merchandise trade. International trade is augmented with trade documentation and physical verification. Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) as WTO plus agreements between countries have provided bilateral trade opportunities for participating countries. Due to the pandemic, several physical processes shifted to digital mode and people were forced to participate, giving a boost to the digital economy across the world. Developing and under-developed countries were left behind due to a lack of clarity on digital trade provisions in the present WTO framework. Though, RTAs provided much scope for interpreting the existing provisions with innovation for the current times. The present study explores the digital trade provisions in the RTAs and how the pandemic will further push inculcating provisions. The focus is on RTAs that exist in the Asia Pacific region, along with India's perspective. The study identifies the initial digital provisions and collaborations, and evaluates the scope of digital trade.

在危机时期探讨区域贸易协定(rta)中的数字贸易条款:印度和亚太国家
2020年初冠状病毒的出现导致全球经济活动严重停工。该病毒导致大流行,影响到跨境商品贸易的实际便利化。贸易文件和实物核查扩大了国际贸易。区域贸易协定(rta)作为国家间的WTO +协定,为参与国提供了双边贸易机会。由于疫情,一些物理过程转向数字模式,人们被迫参与其中,推动了全球数字经济的发展。发展中国家和欠发达国家由于目前世贸组织框架中数字贸易条款缺乏明确性而落在了后面。然而,区域贸易协定为解释现有条款提供了很大的空间,并为当前时代提供了创新。本研究探讨了区域贸易协定中的数字贸易条款,以及疫情将如何进一步推动灌输条款。重点是亚太地区存在的区域贸易协定,以及印度的观点。该研究确定了最初的数字规定和合作,并评估了数字贸易的范围。
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