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Q1An audit sheet carries four claims about the India–European Union trade package announced from New Delhi on 27 January 2026: P. Free trade agreement negotiations were declared concluded on that calendar day. Q. Investment Protection Agreement negotiations were declared concluded at the same sitting. R. After that day, binding application of the free trade agreement still required later European Parliament consent and Indian ratification, among other institutional steps. S. The October 2025 fourteenth formal negotiating round had already completed signature and brought the free trade agreement into force. Score +5 for each true claim and −2 for each false claim. What is the net score?
Step 1: The European Commission release of 27 January 2026 states that the EU and India concluded free trade agreement negotiations that day, so claim P is true (+5). Step 2: The same release’s next-steps chain still requires legal revision, Council action, signature, European Parliament consent and Indian ratification before entry into force, so claim R is true (+5) and same-day force is false. Step 3: Background text keeps the Investment Protection Agreement (and the separate Geographical Indications track) as still ongoing, so claim Q is false (−2). Step 4: October 2025 was only the fourteenth and last formal negotiating round, not signature or entry into force, so claim S is false (−2). Net = 5+5−2−2 = +6 → A. Source: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/ip_26_184/IP_26_184_EN.pdf
Q2At the 16th India–European Union Summit in New Delhi on 27 January 2026, leaders marked a breakthrough on bilateral economic pacts that had been under separate negotiating tracks. Immediately after that day, which characterisation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Investment Protection Agreement, and the Geographical Indications Agreement is accurate?
Hop 1: On 27 January 2026 in New Delhi the EU and India closed the FTA negotiating track (not every bilateral economic pact). Hop 2: Parallel Investment Protection and Geographical Indications negotiations remained ongoing. Hop 3: Even for the FTA, entry into force is not automatic—draft texts need legal revision, signature, European Parliament consent, a Council conclusion decision, and Indian ratification. Only option C keeps all three hops. Source: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/files/document/print/en/ip_26_184/IP_26_184_EN.pdf
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