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World's biggest trade pact shapes up without India, here's what it means

The agreement also touches on services and on protecting intellectual property

Best of BS Opinion: Unemployment rate, India opts out of RCEP, and more

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

Door will remain 'wide open' for India to join RCEP, says Australian PM

He also said that the deal would be bigger and better with India in it

India decides against signing RCEP trade deal, says terms not favourable

PM Modi is said to have stated that in its present form, the agreement does not fully reflect the basic spirit and the agreed guiding principles of RCEP

India to continue negotiations on RCEP trade deal: Australian minister

The comments threw new doubt over the participation of India in the China-backed 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

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

China, Southeast Asian states push for RCEP pact despite India's doubts

New impetus to reach agreement has come from the US-China trade war, which has helped knock regional economic growth to its lowest in five years.

RCEP meet: Despite concerns of dumping by China, CII bats for deal

Not being part of the RCEP will hinder investments from many countries, thus halting its efforts to increase its integration into regional and global chains, CII said.

RCEP members await India's approval as it bargains hard for concessions

Deadline set to be extended by a few months

Seamless link between North-east, Thailand to boost trade: Modi in Bangkok

OCI card holders can enrol for NPS; 1,000 youth from Asean nations to get post-doctoral seats in IITs

Sonia Gandhi attacks govt on RCEP, says it will deal 'body blow' to economy

She also said, instead of acknowledging the "severe slowdown" and looking for a comprehensive resolution, PM Narendra Modi is too busy "managing headlines and events"

PM Modi arrives in Bangkok on three-day visit amid focus on RCEP talks

On India-ASEAN summit, Modi said the focus will be on deepening economic partnerships

PM Modi to arrive in Bangkok amidst negotiations to conclude RCEP deal

If finalised, the RCEP deal will facilitate creation of the biggest free-trade region in the world

RCEP trade ministers to meet in Bangkok on Friday to resolve differences

Technically, India will have time till the end of February 2020 to sort out bilateral market access issues

RCEP's last leg: E-commerce, 'most favoured nation' are the new hurdles

Based on India's existing free-trade agreement (FTA) with Asean, the RCEP will include all the nations with which the 10-nation bloc has trade deals

Kashmir issue clouds Xi-Modi meet; RCEP issue may be on the table

Xi tells Imran Beijing will back Pak in issues related to its core interests

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.

Textile exporters, manufacturers tell govt to be cautious with RCEP talks

Sources said they pointed out added competition from Chinese cheaper goods may put pressure on domestic sales at a time international business has been under threat from Bangladesh and Vietnam

RCEP issues can be solved by November: Australia trade negotiator

Sources have clarified that seven of the 20 negotiating chapters in the deal, while discussions on two more are technically completed

Opposition to RCEP grows within government, now from dairy ministry

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