PM Narendra Modi made the announcement during his speech at the RCEP Summit in Thailand, saying the agreement did not fully reflect the basic spirit and address India's concerns.
Gandhi tweeted, "There is an economic slowdown in the country. Our policy right now should be such that our markets provide maximum help to our farmers."
Modi govt will push for further concessions but is likely to agree to sign due to fears India could be left out, forcing it to negotiate bilateral agreements.
As country after country in East Asia has demonstrated, integrating into global value chains is a proven route to prosperity. India needs to emulate them.
From electricity pricing reform to efficient dairying, an over-priced rupee to ineffective RBI rate cuts, a lot needs to change whether or not India signs RCEP.
National co-convener of Swadeshi Jagran Manch Ashwani Mahajan tells ThePrint that from dairy sector to steel, chemical and automobile, no one wants RCEP.
Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.
While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.
Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Modi’s conscience lies with Indian industry/businessmen and crony capitalists who are donors to his party. Under the garb of socialism and protecting the poor, the government fleeces the poor ordinary consumers. Extortionate customs duties, which are taxes on the consumer, ensure that Indians continue to pay high prices for shoddy goods and services. But I guess it is patriotic to enrich India’s inefficient government and industry by impoverishing the ordinary paying consumer.
What about the Congress and the Gandhi family? Their conscience lies with the poor farmers and labourers I guess.
Even the Congress and Gandhi family’s conscience lies with their rich donors. Everybody across the political spectrum pays lip service to the poor, middle class. However in reality their loyalty lies with fat cats who are protected, through extortionate customs taxes and making millions of ordinary Indians pay for it.
Murdabad murdabad socialist Modi murdabad. May the lord of free market capitalism bring unspeakable misery to socialist Modi.
Modi’s conscience lies with Indian industry/businessmen and crony capitalists who are donors to his party. Under the garb of socialism and protecting the poor, the government fleeces the poor ordinary consumers. Extortionate customs duties, which are taxes on the consumer, ensure that Indians continue to pay high prices for shoddy goods and services. But I guess it is patriotic to enrich India’s inefficient government and industry by impoverishing the ordinary paying consumer.
What about the Congress and the Gandhi family? Their conscience lies with the poor farmers and labourers I guess.
Even the Congress and Gandhi family’s conscience lies with their rich donors. Everybody across the political spectrum pays lip service to the poor, middle class. However in reality their loyalty lies with fat cats who are protected, through extortionate customs taxes and making millions of ordinary Indians pay for it.
Murdabad murdabad socialist Modi murdabad. May the lord of free market capitalism bring unspeakable misery to socialist Modi.
Great! I respect the PM for a wise decision.