{"id":16016,"date":"2025-04-26T01:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16016"},"modified":"2025-04-26T01:04:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T01:04:50","slug":"uncharted-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/uncharted-territory\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncharted Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>The &#8220;Spaghetti Bowl Phenomenon&#8221; is in the news due to ongoing debates about regional trade policies and the increasing number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).<\/li>\n<li>The term, coined by Jagdish Bhagwati in 1995, describes the complex web of overlapping FTAs that can hinder rather than help trade.<\/li>\n<li>Each FTA has unique Rules of Origin (ROO), creating challenges for producers trying to comply with different requirements across multiple FTAs. 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