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

This refers to "India decides against signing RCEP trade deal, says terms not favourable" (November 4). It is good that India has decided not to sign up RCEP for now. Since India's interests were not addressed it did not make sense for it to sign on the dotted lines. Since India is mainly an import-driven economy, it is all the more imperative that we do not sign up with anything that will further increase our trade deficit. It is good that other countries that have signed up with RCEP have acknowledged this fact. Talks of having the RCEP started in