Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Assertion (A): Pakistan's move from a 'Positive List' to a 'Negative List' of 1209 tariff lines for Indian goods under SAFTA was challenged by India as a violation of the agreement. Reason (R): Article 23 of the SAFTA Agreement permits member countries to make unilateral tariff reservations in case of political disagreement.
A is true, but R is false.
Assertion (true): In 2012 Pakistan replaced its Positive List of about 1,950 importable items from India with a Negative List of 1,209 tariff lines from which imports from India were prohibited. India formally objected, citing this as inconsistent with SAFTA obligations.
Reason (false): Article 23 of the SAFTA Agreement does the opposite — it states that the Agreement shall not be subject to reservations. There is no provision permitting unilateral tariff reservations on grounds of political disagreement; in fact India's challenge rested precisely on this no-reservations clause.
Hence A is true but R is false — option (3).
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