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India Rules Out Taking Part In Talks To Join 15-Nation Trading Bloc
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has ruled out India resuming talks to join the 'Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)'.
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"Smart Move" By India To Move Out Of RCEP Trade Pact: Australian Envoy
Australian Prime Minister's Special Trade Envoy Tony Abbott on Friday termed India's decision to not join Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) a "shrewd" move.
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China Steps Up Efforts To Join Trade Pact Created To Exclude It
China is pushing ahead with behind-the-scenes talks to join a major trade deal that originally aimed to exclude Beijing and cement U.S. economic power and trade ties in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Opinion: India Skipped China-Led Bloc But Can't Turn Away From Trade
After almost a decade of "negotiating with blood, sweat and tears," as Malaysia's trade minister put it, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was signed this weekend at the conclusion of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Fifteen countries - all of ASEAN, alongside Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and China - wil...
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15 Asian Nations Sign China-Backed Trade Pact, India Pulled Out Last Year
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.
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Anchored By China, Deal Nears For World's Biggest Free Trade Zone
Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations including China aim to clinch the world's largest free-trade agreement this weekend, the culmination of Beijing's decade-long quest for greater economic integration with a region that encompasses nearly a third of the global gross domestic product.
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RCEP An Unbalanced Trade Agreement: Piyush Goyal At Davos
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was an unbalanced agreement, which was not fulfilling the guiding principles on which the pact was initiated, said India' Industry and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday.
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India Hasn't Closed Doors To Free Trade Pact RCEP, Says S Jaishankar
India has not closed its doors on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and will carry out a cost benefit analysis to evaluate its merit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.
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Government Targets New Bilateral Deals After Exiting China-Backed RCEP
New Delhi is working to strengthen trade deals with the ASEAN group, as well as South Korea and Japan, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, told lawmakers in Parliament on Tuesday.
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BJP Meet Today Focuses On PM Modi's "Successful" Visits, Decision On Free Trade Agreement RCEP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "successful" visits to several countries as well as his participation in events such as the UN General Assembly and BRICS meetings, and India's refusal to join the regional free trade agreement RCEP in "national interest" were highlighted at the BJP parliamentary party meeting today.
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Negotiated, Then Took Call: S Jaishankar On India Walking Out From RCEP
India deciding against signing the RCEP was based on "clear-eyed calculation" of the gains and costs of entering a new arrangement and no pact was better than a "bad agreement", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.
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Can Think Of Taking "Further Decision" If Firm Indication Given On "Core Interests": Centre On RCEP
India on Thursday said if it gets a "firm indication" that its core interests will be accommodated in the RCEP trade deal then it can think of taking a "further decision" on the issue.
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P Chidambaram Blames "Parlous" State Of Economy For Not Joining RCEP Free Trade Pact
The UPA's decision to engage with Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP nations and the Congress's appeal to the Modi government to not sign the trade deal were both correct as the difference between 2012 and 2019 is the "parlous" state of the economy, senior party leader P Chidambaram said on Thursday.
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Asian Trade Deal "RCEP Is Open, Welcome Early Joining By India": China
China said today that it will follow the principle of "mutual understanding and accommodation" to resolve the outstanding issues raised by India for not joining the Beijing-backed mega Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
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BJP, Congress Both Claim Win As Farmers, Industry Hail Move Not To Join Free Trade Pact 'RCEP'
After years of negotiations, India on Monday decided not to join China-backed mega Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP over unresolved "core concerns", with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the proposed deal would have adverse impact on the lives and livelihoods of all Indians.
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India Rules Out Taking Part In Talks To Join 15-Nation Trading Bloc
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has ruled out India resuming talks to join the 'Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)'.
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"Smart Move" By India To Move Out Of RCEP Trade Pact: Australian Envoy
Australian Prime Minister's Special Trade Envoy Tony Abbott on Friday termed India's decision to not join Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) a "shrewd" move.
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China Steps Up Efforts To Join Trade Pact Created To Exclude It
China is pushing ahead with behind-the-scenes talks to join a major trade deal that originally aimed to exclude Beijing and cement U.S. economic power and trade ties in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Opinion: India Skipped China-Led Bloc But Can't Turn Away From Trade
After almost a decade of "negotiating with blood, sweat and tears," as Malaysia's trade minister put it, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was signed this weekend at the conclusion of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. Fifteen countries - all of ASEAN, alongside Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and China - wil...
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15 Asian Nations Sign China-Backed Trade Pact, India Pulled Out Last Year
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.
-
Anchored By China, Deal Nears For World's Biggest Free Trade Zone
Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations including China aim to clinch the world's largest free-trade agreement this weekend, the culmination of Beijing's decade-long quest for greater economic integration with a region that encompasses nearly a third of the global gross domestic product.
-
RCEP An Unbalanced Trade Agreement: Piyush Goyal At Davos
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was an unbalanced agreement, which was not fulfilling the guiding principles on which the pact was initiated, said India' Industry and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday.
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India Hasn't Closed Doors To Free Trade Pact RCEP, Says S Jaishankar
India has not closed its doors on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and will carry out a cost benefit analysis to evaluate its merit, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.
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Government Targets New Bilateral Deals After Exiting China-Backed RCEP
New Delhi is working to strengthen trade deals with the ASEAN group, as well as South Korea and Japan, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, told lawmakers in Parliament on Tuesday.
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BJP Meet Today Focuses On PM Modi's "Successful" Visits, Decision On Free Trade Agreement RCEP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "successful" visits to several countries as well as his participation in events such as the UN General Assembly and BRICS meetings, and India's refusal to join the regional free trade agreement RCEP in "national interest" were highlighted at the BJP parliamentary party meeting today.
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Negotiated, Then Took Call: S Jaishankar On India Walking Out From RCEP
India deciding against signing the RCEP was based on "clear-eyed calculation" of the gains and costs of entering a new arrangement and no pact was better than a "bad agreement", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.
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Can Think Of Taking "Further Decision" If Firm Indication Given On "Core Interests": Centre On RCEP
India on Thursday said if it gets a "firm indication" that its core interests will be accommodated in the RCEP trade deal then it can think of taking a "further decision" on the issue.
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P Chidambaram Blames "Parlous" State Of Economy For Not Joining RCEP Free Trade Pact
The UPA's decision to engage with Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP nations and the Congress's appeal to the Modi government to not sign the trade deal were both correct as the difference between 2012 and 2019 is the "parlous" state of the economy, senior party leader P Chidambaram said on Thursday.
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Asian Trade Deal "RCEP Is Open, Welcome Early Joining By India": China
China said today that it will follow the principle of "mutual understanding and accommodation" to resolve the outstanding issues raised by India for not joining the Beijing-backed mega Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
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BJP, Congress Both Claim Win As Farmers, Industry Hail Move Not To Join Free Trade Pact 'RCEP'
After years of negotiations, India on Monday decided not to join China-backed mega Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP over unresolved "core concerns", with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the proposed deal would have adverse impact on the lives and livelihoods of all Indians.
