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“Modi Diplomacy” and the future of Japan-India relations
18-May-2020 Nippon
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has been walking a tightrope between the United States and China even as it nurses its own ambitions for global leadership. Horimoto Takenori assesses the role of the Japan-India relationship in this dynamic context.
Differences among members, India-Mercosur PTA talks stalled
15-May-2020 Financial Express
The ongoing differences between Brazil and Argentina are expected to have important implications for the future course of action within MERCOSUR and its engagements with other trade and economic partners including India.
China-backed trade bloc seeks India’s return to complete deal
11-May-2020 Ajot
The RCEP bloc has written a letter seeking India’s return and expressed willingness to discuss the demand for measures that prevent dumping and safeguard mechanisms to check influx of cheap Chinese goods
RCEP nations offer India package to return to negotiating table
4-May-2020 The Economic Times
Members of the trade bloc urged India to convey its initial response to the package by May 15 as the Indo-Pacific region braces for a post-Covid-19 economic order.
India on US patent watch list
30-Apr-2020 Telegraph India
The US on Wednesday placed India on the “Priority Watch List” for the lack of sufficient measurable improvements to its intellectual property framework
Coronavirus stricken China losing grips on RCEP: should India give second thought to join? – analysis
30-Apr-2020 Eurasia Review
Given China’s influence gradually ebbing as a major supply chain hub in the region and Japan and Japan asking its investors to withdraw from China, new opportunities emerge for India to woo investment from these nations.
India skips another round of RCEP trade talks
27-Apr-2020 The Mainichi
India sat out the latest round of negotiations for an envisioned 16-nation regional free trade agreement.
India plans to resume trade dialogue with China once Covid situation stabilises: Envoy Misri
23-Apr-2020 The Print
India plans to resume discussion on “outstanding trade issues” with China, including those related to the RCEP, once the Covid-19 situation stabilises.
Brazil India investment cooperation and facilitation treaty (2020)
10-Apr-2020 Modern Diplomacy
This is Brazil’s 10th and India’s 4th bilateral investment agreement since both nations had adopted their Model Bilateral Investment Treaty.
India plans SAARC trade talk soon, but past differences could prove to be a hurdle
3-Apr-2020 The Print
SAPTA and SAFTA never took off is because all these countries were never able to focus on trade, keeping politics aside.
India’s opposition to CPEC on shaky ground
2-Apr-2020 Asia Times
Speaking during Raisina Dialogue 2020 in January, Indian Naval Chief Admiral Karambir Singh claimed that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor impinges on India’s sovereignty.
Covid-19: Why India doesn’t need to worry about investor-State dispute settlement claims
2-Apr-2020 Hindustan Times
In order to halt the spread of the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) and to boost the public health care system and preparedness, India has taken several regulatory steps.
Coronavirus: India urges FTA partners to temporarily allow imports without certificate of origin
31-Mar-2020 The New Indian Express
India has urged the countries, with which it has FTAs, to allow imports of goods without certificate of origin are currently not issuing the document on account of lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Indo-Bangla economic partnership: terms ready to launch jt study on advanced FTA
24-Mar-2020 The Financial Express
Bangladesh and India are set to start a joint study on the signing of an advanced free trade area deal under the banner of comprehensive economic partnership agreement, or CEPA, said officials.
India & Russia plan to open new trade route via Iran despite threat of US sanctions
19-Mar-2020 RT
Opening a long-pending multi-modal transportation corridor via Iran will be a big boost for bilateral trade between Russia and India, but it’s not just the economy at stake. This is a bold move against the threat of US sanctions.
India in free trade talks with 23 parties
17-Mar-2020 Ultra News
India is in talks with 23 parties, including the European Union, the Gulf Cooperation Council, ASEAN and Israel, on various types of trade agreements, according to data from the central ministry of commerce and industry.
ASEAN presses on with the RCEP without India: How they covered it
16-Mar-2020 ASEAN Today
Despite India’s decision to withdraw from the final stages of negotiations to form the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the remaining parties hope to get the free trade agreement (FTA) signed off by the end of the year.
Indo-American trade: FTA talks may start after US elections
16-Mar-2020 Financial Express
At a joint press meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi last month, American President Donald Trump had said India and the US had agreed to focus on a “comprehensive trade deal".
Asean agrees to persuade India to return to RCEP
13-Mar-2020 New Straits Times
Asean nations have agreed to try and persuade India to return to the negotiating table for the 16 nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal.
India exploring nuts and bolts of possible FTA with Australia
12-Mar-2020 BusinessLine
Trade Ministers of both countries are working on what they can offer each other.