
Trade talks: Government study to weigh RCEP impact
Monday, November 26, 2018, 8:14 AM
Concerned over domestic resistance to the 16-nation RCEP agreement, and pressured by RCEP partners to extend greater commitment to liberalise its goods trade, India has decided to conduct a study on potential gains or losses to its economy from such a regional trade pact. The latest move to commission a study suggests New Delhi's anxiety over potential losses from mega deal hasn't yet subsided.