Asia Trade Pact

The path forward hinges on recognising the interdependence that trade fosters. As India and China navigate an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, it's the microchips and the LEDs that will light up the negotiating tables.

Trade minister Piyush Goyal today said that India has sought a critical mineral partnership agreement with the United States as he hopes for talks on a broader trade pact between the two nations.

China and Maldives have signed a new agreement today that allows Beijing to lend more financial support to the already debt-distressed nation. China's central bank has said the pact will also help strengthen trade and investment.

Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries on Sunday signed the world's biggest free trade deal, seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence.

India's imports from China have been rising for a while with the deficit reaching $55.6 billion in 2017 compared to $48.19 billion in 2015.

The trade agreement Washington and Tokyo plan to negotiate will be a model for the Indo-Pacific region, US Vice-President Mike Pence said at the start of his Asia tour today. Mr Pence, who referred to trade negotiations to be held between the US and Japan in January, met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the first stop of his Asia and Ocean...

A meeting of 16 nations in Hyderabad on a mega Asia trade pact is happening in the shadow of elevated border tensions between India and China, a wrinkle that could further slow progress on the deal.

India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on a 1,400 km long highway that would link the country with Southeast Asia by land, which would give a boost to trade, business, health, education and tourism among the countries.

India has been hesitant to expose its domestic manufacturers to competition from China, which runs a $52 billion surplus with India.

Ms Hillary Clinton's campaign was worried about the "hard balance" she would need to strike as the presidential candidate prepared to oppose a Pacific trade pact championed by President Barack Obama that she once supported, according to emails published on Tuesday by WikiLeaks.

A summit next week between Southeast Asian leaders and President Barack Obama is unlikely to deliver any big economic prizes, but will allow the American side to press the advantages of joining a Pacific trade pact that doesn't include China.

US President Barack Obama won Indonesia's endorsement for a contentious trans-Pacific trade deal Monday, with the president of Southeast Asia's largest economy vowing to join.

Private sector Kotak Mahindra Bank on Friday inked a pact with ING Bank for exploring opportunities arising from cross-border business, investments and trade flows across various geographies including Europe.

Whistleblower website WikiLeaks offered a $100,000 bounty for copies of a Pacific trade pact that is a central plank of President Barack Obama's diplomatic pivot to Asia on Tuesday

President Barack Obama says world leaders have made good progress in resolving remaining obstacles to completing the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The path forward hinges on recognising the interdependence that trade fosters. As India and China navigate an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, it's the microchips and the LEDs that will light up the negotiating tables.

Trade minister Piyush Goyal today said that India has sought a critical mineral partnership agreement with the United States as he hopes for talks on a broader trade pact between the two nations.

China and Maldives have signed a new agreement today that allows Beijing to lend more financial support to the already debt-distressed nation. China's central bank has said the pact will also help strengthen trade and investment.

Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries on Sunday signed the world's biggest free trade deal, seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence.

India's imports from China have been rising for a while with the deficit reaching $55.6 billion in 2017 compared to $48.19 billion in 2015.

The trade agreement Washington and Tokyo plan to negotiate will be a model for the Indo-Pacific region, US Vice-President Mike Pence said at the start of his Asia tour today. Mr Pence, who referred to trade negotiations to be held between the US and Japan in January, met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the first stop of his Asia and Ocean...

A meeting of 16 nations in Hyderabad on a mega Asia trade pact is happening in the shadow of elevated border tensions between India and China, a wrinkle that could further slow progress on the deal.

India, Thailand and Myanmar are working on a 1,400 km long highway that would link the country with Southeast Asia by land, which would give a boost to trade, business, health, education and tourism among the countries.

India has been hesitant to expose its domestic manufacturers to competition from China, which runs a $52 billion surplus with India.

Ms Hillary Clinton's campaign was worried about the "hard balance" she would need to strike as the presidential candidate prepared to oppose a Pacific trade pact championed by President Barack Obama that she once supported, according to emails published on Tuesday by WikiLeaks.

A summit next week between Southeast Asian leaders and President Barack Obama is unlikely to deliver any big economic prizes, but will allow the American side to press the advantages of joining a Pacific trade pact that doesn't include China.

US President Barack Obama won Indonesia's endorsement for a contentious trans-Pacific trade deal Monday, with the president of Southeast Asia's largest economy vowing to join.

Private sector Kotak Mahindra Bank on Friday inked a pact with ING Bank for exploring opportunities arising from cross-border business, investments and trade flows across various geographies including Europe.

Whistleblower website WikiLeaks offered a $100,000 bounty for copies of a Pacific trade pact that is a central plank of President Barack Obama's diplomatic pivot to Asia on Tuesday

President Barack Obama says world leaders have made good progress in resolving remaining obstacles to completing the Trans-Pacific Partnership.