India’s move on RCEP ill-advised: Former trade minister Anand SharmaHowever, his colleague Jairam Ramesh supported the move, reflecting the Congress’ recently revised stand in opposition.
ET Edit: India is better off joining RCEPIn the world’s most dynamic region, 15 nations have now signed up for RCEP: the 10-member Asean group, plus their free-trade partners, Chin...
Japan played a big role in RCEP keeping the door open for IndiaThe RCEP agreement is open for accession by India from the date of entry into force of the Agreement as provided in Article 20.9 (Accession...
Why India opted out of world's biggest trade dealIndia pulled out of the China-backed trade agreement as negotiations failed to address its core concerns. These were threat of circumventio...
RCEP: India’s stance unchanged even as 15 others invite it as observer, keep door openThe 15 countries that have signed the RCEP agreement can start negotiations with India for joining the pact once New Delhi submits a writte...
RCEP signatories ready for negotiations once India gives written request to join pactNow the members of RCEP are 10-nation bloc ASEAN (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar...
RCEP nations offer India package to return to negotiating tableMembers of the trade bloc urged India to convey its initial response to the package by May 15 as the Indo-Pacific region braces for a post-...
RCEP urges India to return to negotiating table as Covid-19 wrecks economies“The 29th RCEP Trade Negotiating Committee Meeting was held via video conference on 20, 22 and 24 April attended by 15 RCEP Participating C...
RCEP did not address outstanding issues, concerns of India: Piyush Goyal“During the 3rd RCEP Leaders Summit which was held on November 4 in Bangkok, India stated that the current structure of the RCEP did not re...
Overcome outstanding issues to get India into RCEP, says Singapore minister"We hope that India and the other 15 countries can overcome the outstanding issues so that India can come on board eventually. We look forw...
Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping discuss future of RCEPChina is keen to include India in RCEP for its huge market opportunities and since India decided against joining at Bangkok, has been pushi...
Absence of RCEP will lead to uncertainty, would want India to be in final pact: New Zealand trade minister“We would love to see India as part of the RCEP agreement. We understand the sensitivities here domestically and we’re committed, all the 1...
India decides to opt out of RCEP, says key concerns not addressedKey issues include inadequate protection against import surge and insufficient differential with China.
Last-minute India demands jeopardize 16-nation Asian trade pactIndia has made additional requests on the China-backed RCEP, that covers half the world’s population.
India seeks checks on 50% of Chinese imports in trade pactThe government has concerns over a possible surge in Chinese imports once the deal is signed as India has indicated that it can allow up to...
Industry worries are genuine but RCEP will bring trade reforms: Former commerce secretary Rajeev KherFormer commerce secretary Rajeev Kher argues India must weigh in its economic interests first while negotiating for RCEP.
Next round of RCEP meet from tomorrow in MyanmarSenior officials of the 16-member RCEP, including India and China, will meet tomorrow in Myanmar to provide impetus to the negotiations.