SAFTA - South Asian Free Trade Agreement
https://www.rozen-bakher.com/alliances/safta
Published Date: 29 October 2025
COPYRIGHT ©2023-2025 ZIVA ROZEN-BAKHER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Rozen-Bakher, Z, SAFTA - South Asian Free Trade Agreement, Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/alliances/safta
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Multilateral Alliances, Including Multilateral Military Defence Treaty (MMDT), Bilateral Military Defence Treaty (BMDT), and Foreign Military Presence, which Have a Geopolitical Impact on Global Order
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances
Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Researcher in International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on International Security alongside Military, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
SAFTA - South Asian Free Trade Agreement
The South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) is a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among 8 South Asian countries that was signed in 2004.
Information about SAFTA https://www.un.org/ldcportal/content/south-asian-free-trade-area-safta
SAFTA Treaty https://www.saarc-sec.org/index.php/resources/agreements-conventions/36-agreement-on-south-asian-free-trade-area-safta/file
SAFTA, Membership Status, 2025 GSR
For Full Details about the Membership Status and 2025 GSR:
Section E33. SAFTA - Multilateral Alliance: South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA), 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2025/e/safta
Section E33 - List of Contents
Section E33. SAFTA - Multilateral Alliance: South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA), 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Section E33.1 SAFTA - Membership Status: Geopolitical Position, sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Section E33.2 SAFTA - Members: Global Survival Rank Indicators (R1-R7), sorted by 2025 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
From Newspapers
Impact of Multilateral, Regional and Bilateral Arrangements to Nepal’s Foreign Trade
India’s duty cut deals a blow to Nepal’s edible oil re-exports
India’s trade with GCC more significant than SAFTA and ASEAN
SAFTA certification issue: For past four days, imports stalled from Afghanistan via ICP Attari
Tenth Meeting of the SAARC Sub-Group on Customs Cooperation held in Kathmandu on 01-02 October 2024
From Scientific Literature - Research Papers and Research Books
How desirable is the South Asian Free Trade Area? A quantitative economic assessment Bandara, J. S., & Yu, W. (2003). How desirable is the South Asian Free Trade Area? A quantitative economic assessment. World Economy, 26(9), 1293-1323.
Trade impacts of South Asian free trade agreements in Sri Lanka Taguchi, H., & Rubasinghe, D. C. I. (2019). Trade impacts of South Asian free trade agreements in Sri Lanka. South Asia Economic Journal, 20(1), 1-18.
The South Asian free trade agreement: which way forward? Weerakoon, D., & Thennakoon, J. (2008). The South Asian free trade agreement: which way forward?. Journal of South Asian Development, 3(1), 135-149.
Trade liberalisation in South Asia: free trade area or customs union? Siriwardana, M. (2003). Trade liberalisation in South Asia: free trade area or customs union?. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 26(3), 309-329.
How effective is the free trade agreement in South Asia? An empirical investigation Islam, A., Bloch, H., & Salim, R. (2014). How effective is the free trade agreement in South Asia? An empirical investigation. International Review of Applied Economics, 28(5), 611-627.
Is South Asian Free Trade Area Desirable? Evidence from Dynamic Gravity Models Peiris, T. U. I. (2021). Is South Asian Free Trade Area Desirable? Evidence from Dynamic Gravity Models. Asian Journal of Management Studies, 1(1).
Dynamics of trade specialization and performance of SAFTA: A case study of Afghanistan Wani, N. U. H., & Rasa, M. M. (2023). Dynamics of trade specialization and performance of SAFTA: A case study of Afghanistan. South Asia Economic Journal, 24(2), 153-179.
Brazil, MERCOSUR, and SAFTA: Destructive Restructuring or Pan-American Integration? Schwartz, G. (2021). Brazil, MERCOSUR, and SAFTA: Destructive Restructuring or Pan-American Integration?. In Cooperation Or Rivalry? (pp. 129-149). Routledge.
Trade potential under the SAFTA between India and other SAARC countries: the augmented gravity model approach Sharma, V., & Kumar, V. (2021). Trade potential under the SAFTA between India and other SAARC countries: the augmented gravity model approach. Statistics in Transition new series, 22(3), 81-97.
India and Bangladesh: an analysis of bilateral trade between two emerging economies of SAFTA Akram, H. W., Sanyal, S., & Aliy, H. S. (2024). India and Bangladesh: an analysis of bilateral trade between two emerging economies of SAFTA. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 38(3), 425-440.
A Tale of Too Little: Anti-dumping Tariff Between SAFTA Contracting Parties Islam, M. R. (2023). A Tale of Too Little: Anti-dumping Tariff Between SAFTA Contracting Parties. Journal of World Trade, 57(5).
Bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh: A pre-and post-SAFTA period analysis Islam, M. K., & Nath, A. (2023). Bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh: A pre-and post-SAFTA period analysis. Global Trade and Customs Journal, 18(2).
Do rules of origin extend disproportionate trade gains under SAFTA: a case study of bicycle and textile industries Singh, R., & Singh, S. (2021). Do rules of origin extend disproportionate trade gains under SAFTA: a case study of bicycle and textile industries. Global Trade and Customs Journal, 16(2).
Impact of sensitive lists under SAFTA: Quantitative assessment using a partial equilibrium modeling Kumar, S., & Ahmed, S. (2014). Impact of sensitive lists under SAFTA: Quantitative assessment using a partial equilibrium modeling. European Journal of Globalization and Development Research, 10(1).
Pruning the SAFTA sensitive list of Bangladesh: its scope, methods and selection of products Moazzem, K. G., & Basak, K. K. (2013). Pruning the SAFTA sensitive list of Bangladesh: its scope, methods and selection of products. South Asia Economic Journal, 14(2), 231-260.
An analysis of India's export potential in South Asia under SAFTA Sharma, V., & Sharma, A. (2023). An analysis of India’s export potential in South Asia under SAFTA. Journal of Social Economics Research, 10(2), 59-68.
