Page 4 - Latest Updates on RCEP
Self-reliance and supply chains
India needs to focus on manufacturing competitiveness, rather than building domestic supply chains in their entirety
 "Self-reliance and supply chains")
ASEAN Summit to be held via video conference on June 26 due to Covid-19
Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh will chair the ministerial meeting on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
 "ASEAN Summit to be held via video conference on June 26 due to Covid-19")
The discontents of decoupling
Economic delinking with China makes no sense for India; investment, growth and public welfare will suffer
 "The discontents of decoupling")
Reorienting India's trade policy
New Delhi must pursue strategies that will enable it to take its place in an interconnected world
 "Reorienting India's trade policy")
India-Australia summit and signals to China
After a riposte to China's bullying tactics, India must now focus on the economic pillar of the Indo-Pacific strategy
 "India-Australia summit and signals to China")
Last opportunity
India can't afford to ignore RCEP
 "Last opportunity")
External affairs, commerce ministries differ on invitation by RCEP nations
External affairs ministry opposes India joining it, but commerce dept open to studying new proposal
 "External affairs, commerce ministries differ on invitation by RCEP nations")
Covid-19: Experts seek income support, cash transfer for those affected
NIPFP's Rathin Roy said that providing income support and preventing wealth disruptions is a necessary requirement in the current situation.
 "Covid-19: Experts seek income support, cash transfer for those affected")
India needs to knock down import tariffs imposed in last 3 yrs: Panagariya
Arvind Panagariya also pointed out that Covid-19 pandemic may lead to integration of global labour market
 "India needs to knock down import tariffs imposed in last 3 yrs: Panagariya")
Top biz headlines: India Inc plays safe, IT clients fear data leak and more
Here are the top 10 business headlines this morning
 "Top biz headlines: India Inc plays safe, IT clients fear data leak and more")
India open to mutually benefitting alliance with interested nations: Goyal
The minister said India gives importance to 'the fair dealing and the reciprocity' while signing any multilateral agreements.
 "India open to mutually benefitting alliance with interested nations: Goyal")
Carry forward structural economic reforms
Tackling Covid-19 should open the door for urgent economy-wide reforms
Coronavirus may impact investments into India from Japan: Keiichi Onozawa
In the long term, however, we reaffirmed the importance of robust global supply chain
 "Coronavirus may impact investments into India from Japan: Keiichi Onozawa")
Moving out of RCEP in interest of India's business, says MEA Jaishankar
Jaishankar said obviously in a globalised world, no economy can be an island unto itself
 "Moving out of RCEP in interest of India's business, says MEA Jaishankar")
No country says that everyone is welcome: Jaishankar slams UNHRC on CAA
Asked about the UNHRC director not agreeing with India on the Kashmir issue, Jaishankar said: "UNHRC director has been wrong before.
Best of BS Opinion: Budget's tax revenue estimates, RCEP talks, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
Keep the RCEP option open
By not joining the trading arrangement, India risks becoming a rule taker rather than a rule maker
Open to join RCEP in future if we get favourable offers: Govt
Piyush Goyal said India was exploring trade agreements with the United States and the European Union to allow manufacturing and services sectors to benefit from access to large developed markets
 "Open to join RCEP in future if we get favourable offers: Govt")
Asean bloc sends invite to India for RCEP dialogue in Bali next month
The RCEP is a proposed pact between 10 Asean economies and six others (New Zealand, Australia, China, India, Japan, and South Korea) with which the grouping currently has free-trade agreements
 "Asean bloc sends invite to India for RCEP dialogue in Bali next month")
Need to have fairer, more equitable terms in trade relations: Goyal at WEF
Goyal said the RCEP in its present form was clearly an unworkable agreement
 "Need to have fairer, more equitable terms in trade relations: Goyal at WEF")