Speaking at the annual Delhi Dialogue on ASEAN-India partnership, she said the FTA will bring greater economic integration of India and ASEAN member countries.
"We expect that the ASEAN-India Agreements on Trade in Services and Investment signed last September will enter into force later this year. This will complete our Free Trade Area with ASEAN and bring greater economic integration between our countries," she said.
India signed a free trade agreement (FTA) in goods with the bloc in 2009. New Delhi was keen on the services deal as it did not gain much from the pact on goods due to already lower tariffs in the region.
ASEAN is India's fourth largest trading partner and the annual trade between the two sides stood at over USD 76 billion in 2013.
FDI outflows from India to ASEAN countries over the last 7 years were over USD 31 billion while FDI equity inflows into India from ASEAN countries during this period were over USD 25 billion.
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