Page 6 - Trade Deals

Lot of Trump-Modi chemistry, but little maths over bilateral trade deal

Agreements signed on defence & energy but long-awaited trade deal remains elusive

After dropping out of RCEP, India eyes trade deals with ASEAN countries

China said that the other 15 countries decided to move ahead with the pact and New Delhi was welcome to join RCEP whenever it was ready

Does India have much to gain from a possible trade deal with the US?

Commerce Department officials have argued that India stands to gain little from such a pact, as import duties for goods entering the US are already among the lowest in the world

Best of BS Opinion: Social to economical, losing the past and the future

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

Why India must bother about BRI & RCEP

Its refusal to participate in the two says that this country of 1.2 billion people and a $3 trillion economy shies away from playing a major part in shaping Asia's future

Reflections on RCEP and FTAs

In the process of evolving comparative advantage, some sectors will lose out. This, however, is not typical of FTAs but of all trade

USTR, made in India

India needs an apex body for trade negotiations

BRICS Summit: Modi meets Xi, says there's new direction to India-China ties

The meeting between Modi and Xi in the Brazilian capital comes days after India decided not to join China-backed mega RCEP

India pulls out of RCEP, paves way for 15 nations to sign China-backed deal

Modi decided not to join the deal in order to protect service workers and farmers

On RCEP, India has enough bargaining chips, not so helpless: Jairam Ramesh

If agreeing to RCEP means crossing those lines, I think we should wait, we should rush into an agreement that is going to have such deleterious effects on an industry, which is already crippled

The key to benefiting from a trade deal

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

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

Japan to phase out tariffs on US wine imports as part of trade deal

Japan taxes imported wine at a rate of 15% or 125 yen ($1.16) per litre, whichever is cheaper, according to the Nikkei

Services trade: Centre preparing database to strengthen the sector

The government had unveiled big plans for the services sector last year

Why India, China can't keep dodging trade deals and let RCEP talks fail

If Beijing needs to compromise to get regional talks across the finish line, so does India

RCEP negotiations may drag on beyond 2017

RCEP member nations had decided on a 2017 deadline for reaching a consensus on broad issues

Calling the protectionists' bluff

Though new trade deals can spark controversy, it is highly unlikely that protectionism will prevail