Topic: ASEAN
India will review RCEP trade pact with ASEAN countries, Piyush Goyal tells Rajya Sabha
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal said the govt is going to review the free trade agreements between India and ASEAN countries signed by previous govts to address trade imbalances.
‘With or without India’: 15 member countries decide to sign RCEP on 13 March
Announcement made at ASEAN Economic Integration Forum in Bangkok. India decided against joining Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership nearly a month ago.
RCEP pullout: How can Indian industry be made more competitive?
India opted out of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership over fears that its industry would be deluged with imports from other Asian markets.
India’s rejection of RCEP trade deal is a sign of weakness
India’s decision is a disappointing window into how much has changed in New Delhi since it became one of the initial movers of the RCEP process.
India stayed out of RCEP because it couldn’t risk another China-dominated ASEAN
India already has a trade deficit with 11 RCEP countries. Potential losses from foreign goods, who would find more space in Indian market, likely led to rejection.
What’s RCEP & why India is moving with caution on the 16-nation free trade pact
As the 27th round of talks begins in Beijing today, a look at India's concerns that make it sceptical on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
Donald Trump approves ‘retaliatory’ military strikes on Iran, then pulls back
ASEAN leaders to discuss ways of reducing economic uncertainty amid shadow of US-China trade war.
New Delhi finally gets Indo-Pacific wing but smaller regional powers are busy forum shopping
Indian foreign policy is far from being realist and has failed to devise methods to secure strategic alliances with smaller regional powers.
With China flexing muscles in Indo-Pacific region, India & Vietnam plan defence & oil tie-up
President Ram Nath Kovind is on a visit to Vietnam, where the two countries reaffirmed the importance of freedom of navigation & unimpeded economic activities in the South China Sea.
Shared concern about China’s rise helped the Quad come together
Many had written off the idea of building an Asia-Pacific coalition between Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. - a group informally known as the Quad.
The fundamental flaw in Priyanka Gandhi’s Uttar Pradesh strategy
We don’t know who the Congress party’s chief ministerial candidate is. Priyanka Gandhi or Ajay Kumar Lallu?
Indian lawsuits allege former Wirecard COO played key role in deals later mired in disputes
The suits allege Marsalek took part in negotiations leading to the acquisition of Hermes by a Mauritius-based private equity fund in 2015.
Defence
Modi dares China, tells Indian Army ‘our enemies have seen your fire and fury’
China sees Modi’s visit as an attempt to ‘escalate’ the situation. Experts say the visit was a powerful message to China to not escalate the matter.
India must believe threat of war is real, even if Chinese build-up is coercive diplomacy
India invented coercive diplomacy with Op Parakram. But unlike Pakistan back then, it must never blink, be prepared for war, and wear out the Chinese.