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India must take a leaf out of China's book and prepare its economy for RCEP

The economy needs changes that can't be made overnight; without them, it will continue to under-perform, whether India signs up for RCEP or not. Work should have started 7 years ago, writes T N Ninan

Bargain hard but go for RCEP deal: Former NITI V-C Arvind Panagariya

Panagariya said there was a huge scope for India to improve medical treatment

Piyush Goyal says most trade issues with US resolved, announcement soon

Minister bats for 'much larger engagement' like a bilateral trade agreement

RCEP nations target final 10-day window to close talks by October 22

India aims to finalise import cap mechanism, tariff reduction before Nov 4 deadline

The key to benefiting from a trade deal

India cannot benefit from any trade deal without first putting its domestic house in order

Trade ministers of 16 RCEP countries conclude crucial meeting in Bangkok

This was the last ministerial-level meeting as only a few issues like rules of origin are pending for finalisation

Giriraj Singh objects to imported milk, asks govt to keep dairy out of RCEP

"We will not accept the milk produced by cattle that are given animal protein. Our condition is milk imported should have not any animal feed," said Giriraj Singh

RCEP should not lead to job losses, hurt Make in India: Automakers lobby

SIAM has been maintaining that free trade agreements with competing countries do not benefit Indian automobile industry

Xi's seaside summit with Modi aims to reset China-India ties beyond Kashmir

Trade, especially the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, is also expected to be a focus

Amit Shah, Sitharaman hold meeting on proposed mega free-trade pact RCEP

As many as 28 rounds of talks have been held at chief negotiators' level, and no more rounds are scheduled for now.

Best of BS Opinion: The antibiotics challenge, warship woes, and more

Is size an advantage for pursuing the objectives of public sector banking? What is the role of India's financial sector in achieving the $5-trillion economy target? Alokananda Chakraborty sums up.

RCEP and India: The way ahead

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is undoubtedly a challenge but worth the effort with a resilient industry and reformative governance to help

Explained: Why Indian dairy farmers oppose RCEP trade agreement

Providing market access to New Zealand in particular could wipe out their livelihoods

NDDB, Amul oppose dairy import talks with New Zealand and Australia

This comes prior to an important meeting between the commerce ministry and dairy sector entities

RCEP: India is dangerously close to being an also-ran on trade and growth

For it to have any hope of employing the millions of young people graduating its schools every year, India's turn to protectionism must be reversed

Hesitancies in an RCEP deal

The major fear of Indian businesses is that the mega deal will give duty-free access to other nations, especially China, resulting in a surge in import of manufactured goods

China would want India to be one of the countries to sign RCEP: Economist

Song Hong's comments are significant given his standing in the Chinese Communist Party which gives him an influential voice in the trade negotiations of the country

Top events of the day: RCEP meet, auction of PM Modi's gifts, and more

Over 2,700 gifts Prime Minister Narendra Modi received from across the country will go under the hammer on September 14

RCEP: India prepares final list of products to counter Chinese imports

Delhi may keep duties on some products, stick to an import ceiling

India draws up red lines on Asia free trade pact before key meeting

India is under increasing pressure to complete negotiations and decide on whether it will be part of RCEP.