India
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22-Jul-2019 BusinessLine
China promises greater market access to India if it improves RCEP offer
But New Delhi is still undecided on its tariff-elimination commitments.
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18-Jul-2019 The Print
RCEP trade pact in India’s interest as it gives access to Chinese market, Australia says
New Delhi should embrace the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to have effective access to the Chinese market that it is now lacking, the Australian High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu told ThePrint Tuesday.
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15-Jul-2019 The Economic Times
Hopeful of addressing India’s concerns in RCEP: Indonesian Trade Minister
The ASEAN troika led by Indonesia had a “fruitful” and “very frank” dialogue with India on the RCEP and efforts are on to address Delhi’s concerns ahead of a meeting on the proposed trade agreement in China.
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11-Jul-2019 Reuters
India-US trade talks to restart Friday with little sign of compromise
Indian and U.S. trade negotiators will meet with little sign of a compromise on a series of protectionist measures taken by the two governments in recent months that have strained ties between the strategic partners.
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10-Jul-2019 Global Times
Exports, not barriers, can help India cut trade gap
Trade tensions with the US and a trade deficit with China are two major pressures faced by India.
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10-Jul-2019 The Hindu Business Line
ASEAN Trade Ministers persuade India to speed up talks on RCEP
Trade Ministers of Thailand and Indonesia and the Secretary-General of the 10-member ASEAN group met Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to discuss ways to speed up the RCEP negotiations
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9-Jul-2019 The Hindu
Govt attempts fresh focus on FTAs, talks with US, EU and ASEAN negotiators next week
Re-elected Indian government will engage in three sets of important trade talks: with the EU, the US and ASEAN negotiators this week.
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5-Jul-2019 GRAIN
Le secteur laitier indien menacé par de nouveaux accords commerciaux
Plusieurs nouveaux accords commerciaux qui répondent aux intérêts des multinationales, tels que le Partenariat économique global régional (RCEP) ou les accords proposés avec l’Europe, risquent de modifier radicalement le paysage agricole et d’éliminer les petits producteurs laitiers indiens.
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1-Jul-2019 The Hindu Business Line
No respite in sight for edible oil processors from cheap imports
Malaysia bets big on RCEP with India as RCEP is set to pose a major challenge of cheaper imports of refined products.
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27-Jun-2019 The Hindu
RCEP next steps: on India’s free trade agreement
India cannot afford to fall out of the free trade agreement negotiations.
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25-Jun-2019 The Hindu
Building confidence, BIT by BIT
Indian bilateral investment treaties need to strike a balance between foreign investor interests and those of the state
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24-Jun-2019 Jakarta Post
ASEAN to send envoys to break RCEP deadlocks
ASEAN economic ministers have agreed to have representatives from Indonesia and Thailand, as well as ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi, engage with Indian officials over deadlocks in the negotiations of the bloc’s most strategic trade agreement.
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24-Jun-2019 Business Standard
Will India Join the Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership?
Thailand, the current chair of ASEAN, has urged participating countries to rapidly conclude negotiations on an agreement to the Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership (RCEP).
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23-Jun-2019 CNBC
Asia Pacific trade pact can go on without India ‘for the time being:’ Malaysian PM Mahathir
Prime minister of Malaysia willing to conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) without India “for the time being.”
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22-Jun-2019 The Hindu
Keep steel, allied products out of RCEP: Traders’ body
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) submitted a memorandum calling for India not to sign the mega trade pact.
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21-Jun-2019 SME Times
Textiles industry delegation submits agenda to Irani
Delegation of FICCI Textiles Committee met Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister for Textiles and Women and Child Development recently and impressed upon her to launch a special mission for synthetic fibre and textiles value chain to make Indian industry competitive in the global trade which is predominantly done in the man-made fibre (MMF)-based items.
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20-Jun-2019 GRAIN
Indian dairy under threat from new trade deals
Several new trade pacts that cater to transnational corporations, like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or the proposed deals pending with Europe, threaten to radically change the map and wipe out India’s small dairy producers.
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19-Jun-2019 Hindu Business Line
As palm oils get dumped, processors become packers
India’s edible oil security at stake as palm oil imports continue to rise unabated under the India-Malaysia FTA
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19-Jun-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
China wants Asia free trade pact without India
China is proposing a new Asian free trade agreement that excludes India, throwing a wrench into plans for the 16-country Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
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18-Jun-2019 The Hindu Business Line
India, Kyrgyzstan have prepared 5 year roadmap to increase bilateral trade: PM Modi
India and Kyrgyztan have given the final shape to the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) and the bilateral investment treaty.
