Rcep Negotiations

Open to join RCEP in future if we get favourable offers: Govt

Piyush Goyal said India was exploring trade agreements with the United States and the European Union to allow manufacturing and services sectors to benefit from access to large developed markets

Leaving RCEP: A missed opportunity?

India could have expanded trade and exported more to current partners if it had chosen to stay in the partnership

Joining RCEP would have hurt India's interests, says Piyush Goyal

Being the basic framework of the RCEP deal, the FTA with the 10-nation grouping came into effect in 2010

Why India opted out of RCEP and what are the implications

The latest twist in India's policy on foreign trade may benefit the US

Japan not in the mood to join RCEP if India doesn't come on board

Abe has sought to beef up ties with India across a range of fields to balance China's regional dominance

Why India opted out of the RCEP agreement: Explained in six charts

Some experts, in addition to the government, have maintained that the reason for the walkout is India's adverse trade balance. However, many critics view this as a protectionist step

India may be looking at a dry spell for FTAs if RCEP falls through: Experts

Talks with major economies like the EU and US, among others, on trade and investment deals are stuck on similar issues

Does India's sudden RCEP pullout reflect a tactical shift in favour of US?

If the US quickly signs a trade deal with India and if India retaliates against Chinese denial of access to Indian goods, the logic of India's retreat from the RCEP will acquire a new dimension

RCEP deal could provide huge export opportunities for India: China

India pulled out at the last minute amid worries that the deal would unleash cheaper imports from countries like China

RCEP opt-out: Modi's Trumpian trade exit may be tactical retreat for India

Modi and his ministers are now selling his refusal to join RCEP as a victory for India's poor

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

India gave RCEP a miss in view of unresolved issues, global situation: MEA

'India had significant issues of core interest that remain unresolved' MEA said.

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

RCEP talks made inspiring progress, may not meet all expectations: China

The statement came days after PM Modi said a mutually beneficial RCEP, in which all sides gain reasonably, is in interests of India and of all the partners

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

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.

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