Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday hinted that India could re-consider its decision to keep off the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
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India decides to opt out of RCEP, says key concerns not addressed – The Economic Times
Experts also felt that joining the trade bloc without any sufficient safeguards would allow cheap Chinese goods to flood the Indian markets. India has decided not
Ex-RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya says Indian govt needs to undertake heavy disinvestment programme – The Financial Express
The panel, which included former President of CII Naushad Forbes and former US Ambassador to India Frank Wisner, was moderated by former RBI Deputy Governor
An inward turn | Business Standard Editorials
India has decided not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership — at least for now. The 15 other nations in this new trading bloc,
No pact for India | The Indian Express
After seven years, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations, started by leaders from the ASEAN countries and their free trade agreement (FTA) partners in November 2012, have concluded
India opts out of RCEP for now but to continue negotiating over differences–The Print In
After days and months of suspense, India Monday said it would not join the ASEAN-led mega trade deal Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) even as the member countries decided
Not being part of RCEP will harm India’s exports and investment flow, says CII – The Economic Times
Not being part of the proposed mega trade deal RCEP will harm India’s exports and future investment flow by cutting off the country from the trading bloc
RCEP trade deal: Doubts over trade pact at SE Asian summit due to India’s new demands–Economic Times
Southeast Asian leaders, worried by the U.S.-China trade war, pushed for a deal on what could be the world’s largest trade bloc on Sunday as officials
WTO panel rejects India’s arguments | Business Standard Column
A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel has concluded that India is maintaining prohibited export subsidies that must be withdrawn in the coming months. Our government might appeal.
ASEAN India Summit: Will see whether interests fully being accommodated in RCEP: PM Modi
As he left for his visit to Bangkok, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India will consider whether its concerns and interests in trade in goods,
India’s RCEP foray may prove disastrous for domestic industry: Expert | Business Standard News
At a time when exports continue to struggle with an economic slowdown and a global trade war, India’s foray into the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) deal
India’s forex reserves scale record high of USD 442.5 billion – The Financial Express
The overall kitty had expanded by USD 1.04 billion to USD 440.751 billion in the previous reporting week. India’s forex reserves increased by USD 1.832
US welcomes WTO ruling against Indian export incentive schemes – The Financial Express
The WTO ruling has stated that India should not provide subsidies based on export performance. The US has welcomed the ruling of the WTO’s dispute
RCEP: Experts warn of adverse impact on agriculture, dairy sector ahead of PM Modi’s Bangkok visit – The Financial Express
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): Farmers bodies and experts have expressed serious concerns over the inclusion of farm and dairy products in the Regional Comprehensive Partnership
India loses export incentive case filed by US at WTO – The Financial Express
The US had alleged that these schemes were harming American companies. India has lost a case filed by the US at the WTO against domestic
Top American think tank warns India’s growth is in barely positive territory – The Financial Express
With trade volumes shrinking and indicators of real economic activity slowing to a crawl, it might be time for the IMF and World Bank to
India foreign trade| View: A struggling India needs more trade, not less–Economic Times
Joining RCEP would lower barriers not just to finished products, but also to the cheap Chinese inputs needed to boost India’s manufacturers. India, not long
No real plan for exports | Business Standard Editorials
Last year, the Union ministry of commerce and industry set up a High-Level Advisory Group to recommend ways in which India could improve its export
Several panels later, India’s export sector a laggard, cries for bold policy push – The Financial Express
Even as the government is set to release the report of a high-level advisory group under noted economist Surjit Bhalla on ways to boost exports,
India unlikely to benefit from US-China trade tensions: EIU – The Economic Times
India is not likely to benefit from the US-China trade tensions largely owing to existing policy barriers to large-scale production, strict labour laws and difficult land-acquisition process,