<h1>India's Commerce Department Educates Businesses on Free Trade Agreements, Protects Agriculture with Tariff Concession Lists.</h1> The Department of Commerce in India has been conducting outreach programs to disseminate information about Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed by the country. These programs, held across various regions, primarily target exporters and importers, focusing on major FTAs like the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement and agreements with Japan, Korea, and Malaysia. The outreach aims to inform smaller and medium enterprises about opportunities under these FTAs. To protect the agriculture sector, the government maintains sensitive or negative lists for limited tariff concessions. The government is open to addressing specific agricultural concerns, as stated by the Minister of State in a Lok Sabha reply.