Topic: RCEP
India’s polarised politics is a bigger national security threat than Pakistan, China
The most pressing threat to India’s standing in the world comes not from China’s expansionism or roguish activity of Pakistan but from polarised Indian politics.
Modi govt’s adamant stand on citizenship will push India’s neighbours into China’s arms
The combination of economic slowdown and Modi government’s recent policies is likely to worsen India’s foreign relations in the coming years.
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 freeze continues, India, Japan make no progress on sticky bilateral issues
Both countries failed to make headway mainly on a breakthrough in the civil nuclear deal, acquisition of Amphibious aircraft and progress in the bullet train project.
Japan says it won’t sign China-backed RCEP trade pact without India
'Japan will continue to try to persuade India to join,' said Hideki Makihara, Japan's Deputy Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry about the regional trade pact.
Modi says economic boom since 1991 due to trade. So why does India struggle to ink deals?
For decades, India has remained among the most protectionist of the developing economies, despite adopting liberalisation policies nearly 30 years ago.
Yamini Aiyar says restore faith in economic data, Naushad Forbes wants India in RCEP
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Buy swadeshi and help push demand for local goods — PM Modi’s message to ministers
At a meeting earlier this month, PM Modi raised issue of India not signing RCEP and said enough demand could be created if we bought our own products.
Sanjaya Baru on ‘derailed’ Rising India, Arvind Panagriya says don’t fear China in RCEP
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Hussain Shahis’ Krishna Bhakti, Mughals’ Mathura link — lesser-known facts about Muslim rulers
After the Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan, Right-wing commenters have claimed that 'rebuilding is a civilisational responsibility Indians owe to their ancestors'. This can't be more anachronistic.
Troubled NBFCs begin to show signs of revival after stimulus
Sound health of NBFCs is vital because they form backbone of Indian economy in lending to wide range of borrowers from small merchants to business giants.
Defence
Defence Ministry clears purchase of indigenous basic trainer aircraft, upgrade of Israeli UAVs
HAL acquisition among projects worth Rs 8,722.38 crore to be cleared. The upgrade of Israeli Heron UAVs will include arming them, a need being pushed due to stand-off with China.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.