Page 7 - Latest Updates on RCEP
Open to RCEP deal if 'firm indication' given on core interests: MEA
Asked about India's stand on RCEP, MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India's concerns and requests are available with the other 15 RCEP members.
 "Open to RCEP deal if 'firm indication' given on core interests: MEA")
Best of BS Opinion: Solutions for telecom crisis, RCEP deal, and more
Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
 "Best of BS Opinion: Solutions for telecom crisis, RCEP deal, and more")
India may be looking at a dry spell for FTAs if RCEP falls through: Experts
Talks with major economies like the EU and US, among others, on trade and investment deals are stuck on similar issues
 "India may be looking at a dry spell for FTAs if RCEP falls through: Experts")
RCEP exit: A bargaining position or a disaster?
What is the reason for sudden change of mind and deciding to not join RCEP?
 "RCEP exit: A bargaining position or a disaster?")
India's challenge is competitiveness
Until India becomes a real market economy, it is unlikely to have the confidence to integrate with, and compete in, the global market economy
Simple economics: India would've incurred a huge cost by joining RCEP
Now, RCEP will incur the costs of losing the Indian market which was the only worthwhile market
 "Simple economics: India would've incurred a huge cost by joining RCEP")
Domestic issues important, but we'd love to see India in RCEP: NZ minister
As many as 16 countries -- 10-nation bloc ASEAN and its six trading partners including India -- were negotiating the free-trade pact RCEP
 "Domestic issues important, but we'd love to see India in RCEP: NZ minister")
Does India's sudden RCEP pullout reflect a tactical shift in favour of US?
If the US quickly signs a trade deal with India and if India retaliates against Chinese denial of access to Indian goods, the logic of India's retreat from the RCEP will acquire a new dimension
RCEP deal could provide huge export opportunities for India: China
India pulled out at the last minute amid worries that the deal would unleash cheaper imports from countries like China
 "RCEP deal could provide huge export opportunities for India: China")
India opts out of RCEP: Axe on Chinese imports, trade deal with US likely
The latest twist in India's policy on foreign trade may, however, benefit the US
 "India opts out of RCEP: Axe on Chinese imports, trade deal with US likely")
India opts out of RCEP; PM Modi says key issues remain unresolved
Fifteen other nations, however, went ahead with the deal after the conclusion of the summit in Bangkok, which was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 "India opts out of RCEP; PM Modi says key issues remain unresolved")
Top 10 biz headlines: WhatsApp Pay launch, Air India stake sale, and more
From snooping row to India's position on RCEP, here are the top 10 business headlines for the day
 "Top 10 biz headlines: WhatsApp Pay launch, Air India stake sale, and more")
What's the RCEP and what does India's exit mean for the trade deal?
India pulled out of the deal saying it wanted to protect service workers and farmers
Will resolve outstanding issues raised by India for not joining RCEP: China
China also said it would welcome India joining the deal at an early date
Letters to BS: Why was signing RCEP deal not in India's interest?
Small businesses that had suffered post demonetisation and GST would have suffered a huge blow had India signed on
 "Letters to BS: Why was signing RCEP deal not in India's interest?")
After RCEP opt-out, Goyal says India supports free trade agreement with EU
India says supports FTA talks with EU after refusing to join China-led accord
 "After RCEP opt-out, Goyal says India supports free trade agreement with EU")
RCEP opt-out: Modi's Trumpian trade exit may be tactical retreat for India
Modi and his ministers are now selling his refusal to join RCEP as a victory for India's poor
World's biggest trade pact shapes up without India, here's what it means
The agreement also touches on services and on protecting intellectual property
 "World's biggest trade pact shapes up without India, here's what it means")
AP hails PM Modi's move not to join RCEP, says farmers would have suffered
State's Agriculture Mission chief says the oil seeds sector is already reeling due to edible oil imports
RCEP deal: Japan keen on having India aboard; says will find a workaround
Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama said Tuesday that Tokyo would work toward a deal including India
