US less reliable? India may need to open the door wider to the DragonUS trade uncertainty is prompting fresh calls for India to deepen economic ties with China. PM Modi's economic adviser Rakesh Mohan has urg...
17 Jul, 2026, 11.23 AM IST
Global trade matrix: India mustn't remain a lone ranger while arenas are being carved outIndia faces a complex trade policy challenge, navigating US proposals to reshape WTO decision-making and potentially abandoning consensus. ...
13 Jan, 2026, 06.29 AM IST
India must boost regional ties to offset tariffs: AIIBErik Berglof from AIIB suggests India deepen trade ties with Asian nations. He advises revisiting the CPTPP decision for economic benefits....
06 Oct, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
New Zealand, Australia speak with EU, others about bolstering free trade against US tariffsNew Zealand and Australia are collaborating with other nations to bolster free trade amidst U.S. tariffs. Prime Minister Luxon discussed tr...
10 Apr, 2025, 03.10 PM IST
India should be part of RCEP, CPTPP: Niti Aayog CEO BVR SubrahmanyamNiti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam stated that India should join the RCEP and CPTPP trade blocs to capitalize on global economic opportunities...
07 Nov, 2024, 04.11 PM IST
India should join China-backed Asian trade bloc it rejected years back, NITI Aayog CEO saysA top Indian government official urged India to join the RCEP and CPTPP trade blocs to boost manufacturing and exports. He argued that Indi...
07 Nov, 2024, 01.17 PM IST
UK's Trans-Pacific free trade bloc pact in force by mid-DecemberThe UK has secured its accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a significant free t...
29 Aug, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
UK signs treaty to join Trans-Pacific free trade blocThe UK will now seek to ratify the agreement, which will include parliamentary scrutiny as the CPTPP member countries complete their legisl...
16 Jul, 2023, 06.30 PM IST
Ukraine asks to join CPTPP trade pactNew Zealand, which performs the legal depositary functions for the partnership, had received a formal accession request from Ukraine on May...
07 Jul, 2023, 11.01 AM IST
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework with countries like India, Aus is a better fit for today: US Trade ChiefThe Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, or IPEF, is a better fit for today than the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific ...
27 Oct, 2022, 09.14 AM IST
India-US Trade Policy Forum has key role in deepening understanding of each other's positions: Former Obama admin officialThe US and India are both bystanders with regard to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and CPTPP, for different reasons...
07 Dec, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
China applies to join Pacific trade pact abandoned by TrumpThe CPTPP originally was the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a group promoted by then-President Barack Obama as part of Washington's increased e...
17 Sep, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
China lobbies Australia for help on trade pact“China's accession to the CPTPP would yield large economic benefits,” Beijing's embassy in Canberra wrote in a submission to an Australian ...
11 Sep, 2021, 07.58 AM IST
Trade to be part of Joe Biden's China strategy, not driving force: Ex-USTR officialThe Biden administration would be pressured to engage on trade in the Asia-Pacific region by pacts such as the Regional Cooperation Economi...
03 Feb, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
UK set to formally apply for trans-Pacific trade bloc membershipSince leaving the European Union, Britain has made clear its desire to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific P...
31 Jan, 2021, 06.10 PM IST
UK to join Asia-Pacific free trade pact CPTPPJoining the CPTPP reflects the UK's post-Brexit Pacific tilt and is dubbed as a critical part of the Prime Minister Boris Johnson led gover...
31 Jan, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
ASEAN summit: Asia-Pacific closes in on world's biggest trade dealThe Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which could be approved at the end of a four-day ASEAN summit in Hanoi, will progre...
13 Nov, 2020, 03.58 PM IST