What does India gain from joining the RCEP negotiation table?

The RCEP is touted as a significant step to bring the three largest economies of Asia - China, India and Japan - into a regional trading bloc, along with ASEAN member countries

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP is touted as a significant step to bring the three largest economies of Asia — China, India and Japan — into a regional trading bloc, along with ASEAN member countries. Subhayan Chakraborty writes what India could gain from joining the bloc.

What is the idea behind the RCEP?

The most ambitious trade pact India is currently negotiating, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), is based on India’s existing free trade agreement with the 10 nation Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) bloc. The RCEP will include all the nations with which the Asean has