Directions: Which statement would immediately precede the given sentence?

However, since the beginning of the nineties, free market forces have been allowed to play for ensuring all round development in Indian markets as well.

Entry of various market forces increased the competition faced by the indigenous organizations manifold.

The severe shortage of newest technology and products in the late 1980s ended with the entry of foreign players in the Indian market.

A major roadblock faced by the foreign investors was the poor infrastructural facilities which was however overtaken by the prospects seen in the huge market.

India had been following a very selective and conservative economic policy during the late 1980s.

None of these