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"Nothing On The Table": India Says It Is Not Joining China-Backed Trade Pact
India is not actively considering joining the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at present, government sources have told NDTV.
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15 Asian Nations Sign China-Backed Trade Pact, India Pulled Out Last Year
Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries on Sunday signed the world's biggest free trade deal, seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence.
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Anchored By China, Deal Nears For World's Biggest Free Trade Zone
Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations including China aim to clinch the world's largest free-trade agreement this weekend, the culmination of Beijing's decade-long quest for greater economic integration with a region that encompasses nearly a third of the global gross domestic product.
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RCEP An Unbalanced Trade Agreement: Piyush Goyal At Davos
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was an unbalanced agreement, which was not fulfilling the guiding principles on which the pact was initiated, said India' Industry and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday.
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Negotiated, Then Took Call: S Jaishankar On India Walking Out From RCEP
India deciding against signing the RCEP was based on "clear-eyed calculation" of the gains and costs of entering a new arrangement and no pact was better than a "bad agreement", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.
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P Chidambaram Blames "Parlous" State Of Economy For Not Joining RCEP Free Trade Pact
The UPA's decision to engage with Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP nations and the Congress's appeal to the Modi government to not sign the trade deal were both correct as the difference between 2012 and 2019 is the "parlous" state of the economy, senior party leader P Chidambaram said on Thursday.
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Asian Trade Deal "RCEP Is Open, Welcome Early Joining By India": China
China said today that it will follow the principle of "mutual understanding and accommodation" to resolve the outstanding issues raised by India for not joining the Beijing-backed mega Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
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BJP, Congress Both Claim Win As Farmers, Industry Hail Move Not To Join Free Trade Pact 'RCEP'
After years of negotiations, India on Monday decided not to join China-backed mega Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP over unresolved "core concerns", with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the proposed deal would have adverse impact on the lives and livelihoods of all Indians.
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Sonia Gandhi Bans Phones During Party Meetings To Stop Leaks: Report
In a bid to prevent distraction and real-time information leakages, Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi disallowed carrying of mobile phones by senior leaders at a meeting in Delhi, sources said on Monday.
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RCEP Free Trade Pact Will Deal Body Blow To Indian Economy: Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the government on the state of economy, saying signing the RCEP agreement will result in "untold hardship" for farmers, shopkeepers and small enterprises.
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PM Narendra Modi Says India Has Given Reasonable Proposals For "Win-Win" RCEP Free Trade Deal
As negotiations to finalise the long-overdue Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP enter its final stages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India has put forward reasonable proposals in a clear manner and is engaged in the talks with sincerity for the free trade deal.
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PM Narendra Modi Talks About "India's Concerns" Ahead Of Free Trade Agreement Meet In Thailand
As he left for his visit to Bangkok, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that India will consider whether its concerns and interests in trade in goods, services, and investments are being fully accommodated when he attends the meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP in Thailand.
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Congress To Protest Regional Free Trade Pact, Says It Will Impact Economy
The Congress today decided to oppose the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement that India is likely to sign in Bangkok next month, saying it will prove to be suicidal as the time is not right for the pact which will increase imports from China.
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Leaders May Push For China-Backed Deal At Trade Summit As US Retreats
World leaders will push for the rapid completion of a massive, China-backed trade deal that excludes the US at a summit this week, in a rebuke to rising protectionism and Donald Trump's "America First" agenda.
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Free Trade Deal To Hurt Women Farmers, Say Activists
Mumbai: A regional free trade agreement being negotiated this week will hurt the livelihoods of farmers, women and indigenous groups and increase conflicts over land as businesses get easier access, rights groups said on Tuesday. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) would create a free trade area of more than 3.5 billion people, b...
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"Nothing On The Table": India Says It Is Not Joining China-Backed Trade Pact
India is not actively considering joining the China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at present, government sources have told NDTV.
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15 Asian Nations Sign China-Backed Trade Pact, India Pulled Out Last Year
Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries on Sunday signed the world's biggest free trade deal, seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence.
-
Anchored By China, Deal Nears For World's Biggest Free Trade Zone
Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations including China aim to clinch the world's largest free-trade agreement this weekend, the culmination of Beijing's decade-long quest for greater economic integration with a region that encompasses nearly a third of the global gross domestic product.
-
RCEP An Unbalanced Trade Agreement: Piyush Goyal At Davos
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement was an unbalanced agreement, which was not fulfilling the guiding principles on which the pact was initiated, said India' Industry and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday.
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Negotiated, Then Took Call: S Jaishankar On India Walking Out From RCEP
India deciding against signing the RCEP was based on "clear-eyed calculation" of the gains and costs of entering a new arrangement and no pact was better than a "bad agreement", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.
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P Chidambaram Blames "Parlous" State Of Economy For Not Joining RCEP Free Trade Pact
The UPA's decision to engage with Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP nations and the Congress's appeal to the Modi government to not sign the trade deal were both correct as the difference between 2012 and 2019 is the "parlous" state of the economy, senior party leader P Chidambaram said on Thursday.
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Asian Trade Deal "RCEP Is Open, Welcome Early Joining By India": China
China said today that it will follow the principle of "mutual understanding and accommodation" to resolve the outstanding issues raised by India for not joining the Beijing-backed mega Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
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BJP, Congress Both Claim Win As Farmers, Industry Hail Move Not To Join Free Trade Pact 'RCEP'
After years of negotiations, India on Monday decided not to join China-backed mega Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP over unresolved "core concerns", with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the proposed deal would have adverse impact on the lives and livelihoods of all Indians.
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Sonia Gandhi Bans Phones During Party Meetings To Stop Leaks: Report
In a bid to prevent distraction and real-time information leakages, Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi disallowed carrying of mobile phones by senior leaders at a meeting in Delhi, sources said on Monday.
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RCEP Free Trade Pact Will Deal Body Blow To Indian Economy: Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the government on the state of economy, saying signing the RCEP agreement will result in "untold hardship" for farmers, shopkeepers and small enterprises.
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PM Narendra Modi Says India Has Given Reasonable Proposals For "Win-Win" RCEP Free Trade Deal
As negotiations to finalise the long-overdue Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP enter its final stages, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India has put forward reasonable proposals in a clear manner and is engaged in the talks with sincerity for the free trade deal.
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PM Narendra Modi Talks About "India's Concerns" Ahead Of Free Trade Agreement Meet In Thailand
As he left for his visit to Bangkok, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that India will consider whether its concerns and interests in trade in goods, services, and investments are being fully accommodated when he attends the meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP in Thailand.
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Congress To Protest Regional Free Trade Pact, Says It Will Impact Economy
The Congress today decided to oppose the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement that India is likely to sign in Bangkok next month, saying it will prove to be suicidal as the time is not right for the pact which will increase imports from China.
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Leaders May Push For China-Backed Deal At Trade Summit As US Retreats
World leaders will push for the rapid completion of a massive, China-backed trade deal that excludes the US at a summit this week, in a rebuke to rising protectionism and Donald Trump's "America First" agenda.
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Free Trade Deal To Hurt Women Farmers, Say Activists
Mumbai: A regional free trade agreement being negotiated this week will hurt the livelihoods of farmers, women and indigenous groups and increase conflicts over land as businesses get easier access, rights groups said on Tuesday. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) would create a free trade area of more than 3.5 billion people, b...
