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Top 10 biz headlines: Ruias win back Mahan Power, auto cos' GST woes & more

From the Ruias being set to wrest back control of the Mahan Power project to the govt's warning that GST relief for auto cos may raise burden on other goods, here are Thursday's top business headlines

Any agreement on RCEP deal to be based on national interests: Piyush Goyal

Goyal says free trade pact can't be held hostage by one or two domestic industries

India wants its industry protected in China-backed Asia Pacific trade pact

Piyush Goyal said, India is negotiating with the members of RCEP on the pillars of national interest

RCEP & the opportunities for India

This is a critical opportunity for India to 'Act East' and help shape the Indo-Pacific trade architecture

Crunch time on RCEP

India should not risk getting isolated in the region

Best of BS Opinion: Crunch time on RCEP, 100 days of Modi 2.0, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Top 10 biz headlines: No GST relief for auto cos, opposition to RCEP & more

From chances of the auto industry having to wait longer for a GST rate cut on cars to Maruti Suzuki planning to lease 100 sales outlets to car dealers, here are the top business headlines for Monday

Opposition to RCEP grows within government, now from dairy ministry

Steel, chemicals, MSME and agri ministries have also opposed deal

GSP withdrawal: Plastic exporters explore new markets to keep ball rolling

Eye huge markets in CIS nations, Africa and Latin America, where Indian exports have a negligible presence

RCEP meet: India, China refuse to budge on tariffs, services trade

New Delhi resisted calls by most nations, which argued that India should slash existing tariffs on up to 90% of all goods

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to skip RCEP meet in China later this week

The upcoming meet is set to see the Asean nations, desperate to sign the deal by 2019-end, make a crucial push to get both India and China on the same page when it comes to tariff reduction

Revenue foregone to service Asean FTA more than doubles to Rs 26,000 crore

The government reportedly fears the figure for revenue foregone may be as high as Rs 60,000 crore for the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal once it goes live

Keep auto components out of RCEP, prevent back door entry of China: ACMA

India's components exports to China in 2018-19 stood at $300 million

RCEP pact likely to see dumping of Chinese goods: Industry to govt

Piyush Goyal met representatives during a series of parleys in Mumbai on Monday to allay fears

Piyush Goyal convenes sector specific meetings on RCEP on Monday

Representatives of industry bodies such as CII and FISME would also attend the meeting

Recipe for change

If India has to have a globally competitive industry, the government must emulate China on creating the right ecosystem

Govt ropes in think tanks, IIM-B to assess economic impact of RCEP deal

Centre wants such independent assessment to be framework for all future FTA talks, similar to the BIT

Bound commitments on services to be India's main focus on RCEP talks now

New Delhi will have to negotiate on the tricky services trade issue as pressure from manufacturing behemoth China and the Asean grouping mounts on a speedy deal

India to press for a better deal with China as part of RCEP negotiations

India has asked for 20 years period to remove these duties

Letter to BS: Agreement on RCEP deferred until the end of 2019

It remains to be seen how quickly the new government is able to involve itself in the discussions considering the various issues