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  India's decision to not join RCEP 'ill advised', 'backward leap': Congress' Anand Sharma

  India | November 17, 2020 20:54 IST

  Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Tuesday described India's decision of not joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as "unfortunate and ill advised", asserting that it was in the country's strategic and economic interests to be a part of the process of Asia-Pacific integration.

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  India's stand on RCEP depends on US outlook towards China

  India | November 16, 2020 22:48 IST

  Even as the 10-member ASEAN bloc has signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with five economies led by China, India is going to follow the policy of wait and watch till the new US presidency assumes office.

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  China, ASEAN, other Asian nations sign world's biggest trade deal, India withdrew last year

  World | November 15, 2020 23:36 IST

  China and 14 other Asian countries have agreed to form the world's largest free trade bloc with nearly a third of all economic activity.

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  RCEP: 'Offer not as much as our aspirations', says Sitharaman

  Business | November 23, 2019 19:31 IST

  The government was making efforts to ensure more regulatory mechanism in the banking sector to benefit bank account-holders, she said in the context of the PMC Bank and IL&FS issues.

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  Will resolve outstanding issues raised by India for not joining RCEP: China

  World | November 05, 2019 17:24 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conveyed India's decision not to join the RCEP deal at a summit meeting of the 16-nation bloc, effectively wrecking its aim to create the world's largest free trade area having half of the world's population.

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  'Neither Gandhi's Talisman nor my conscience permits me': Modi decides not to join RCEP

  India | November 04, 2019 23:51 IST

  Neither the Talisman of Gandhiji nor my own conscience permit me to join RCEP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he decided not to join China-backed mega Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) deal.

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  India decides against joining RCEP trade deal

  World | November 04, 2019 19:02 IST

  India on Monday decided against joining the 16-nation RCEP trade deal, saying it was not shying away from opening up to global competition across sectors but had made a strong case for an outcome which is favourable to all countries and all sectors.

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  Piyush Goyal attacks Sonia Gandhi over RCEP

  India | November 03, 2019 8:35 IST

  Responding to the Congress leader's attack, Goyal sought to know where was she when her government forced India to join RCEP negotiations with China.

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  RCEP pact will prove to be 'farmers' destruction agreement': Priyanka Gandhi

  India | November 02, 2019 17:10 IST

  The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), comprising the 10-member ASEAN bloc and six other countries -- India, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand -- is engaged in negotiations for a free-trade pact.

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  India has put forward reasonable proposals for RCEP deal: Prime Minister Modi

  India | November 02, 2019 13:49 IST

  Modi said India is “clear” that a mutually beneficial RCEP, in which all sides gain reasonably, is in interests of the country and of all nations involved in the negotiation

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  Industry not convinced that RCEP will create win-win situation for all: Piyush Goyal

  India | July 09, 2019 22:02 IST

  The domestic industry is not convinced that the proposed mega free-trade agreement RCEP will create a win-win situation for all, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday.

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  China doesn’t need India for regional economic pact: Chinese think-tank

  May 05, 2017 17:07 IST

  An influential Chinese think-tank has said that Beijing should be ready to push for a regional economic pact without India.

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  India, Singapore for early review of economic agreement

  August 17, 2014 7:34 IST

  Singapore: India and Singapore yesterday expressed the hope that negotiations for the second review of a bilateral economic cooperation agreement would be completed soon, which would send a positive signal to the business community.Singapore's Foreign