Pro-RSS groups and anti-BJP Communists don't want India to join RCEP. But can India afford to be excluded from the bloc that comprises important partners?
This would make the rupee stronger, further putting the manufacturing sector at a disadvantage. And that would mean lack of domestic jobs for millions of youth.
Lobsang Sangay, President of the Tibetan government-in exile, says we are never against doing business with China or against having diplomatic relationship with it.
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.
I agree with comments by Vish, That apart, Modi is indeed working hard on making RCEP acceptable for India. We ought to join it and go ahead with big bang all pervasive once for all reforms so that our manufacturing becomes world competitive We should keep issue of fiscal deficit aside for next 3 years and bring about a total overhaul of the fiscal and economic management. Modi can and should take this as a political decision and sell it to the people explaining various scenarios and their consequences. People will back him as they backed his demonitization initiative.
The core competency of Indian companies is in managing government policy. Constantly seeking tariff protection, Indian companies seek a captive consumer for their highly priced shoddy goods and services. By restricting free trade, the government ensures that the ordinary consumer is impoverished. In the name of national interest, the only losers are the vast majority of common Indians.
If Indian companies have specific problems in accessing the Chinese market, for either goods or services, life does not begin and end with the RCEP / FTA. A new mechanism has been created for our FM and her Chinese counterpart to oversee issues pertaining to trade and investment. That would be an appropriate forum to deal with genuine hurdles that are placed in the way of our experts to China. 2. What exactly is holding up the next generation of reforms ? Read the recent comments of Nobel laureate Dr Abhijit Banerjee on where the Indian economy is headed.
I agree with comments by Vish, That apart, Modi is indeed working hard on making RCEP acceptable for India. We ought to join it and go ahead with big bang all pervasive once for all reforms so that our manufacturing becomes world competitive We should keep issue of fiscal deficit aside for next 3 years and bring about a total overhaul of the fiscal and economic management. Modi can and should take this as a political decision and sell it to the people explaining various scenarios and their consequences. People will back him as they backed his demonitization initiative.
The core competency of Indian companies is in managing government policy. Constantly seeking tariff protection, Indian companies seek a captive consumer for their highly priced shoddy goods and services. By restricting free trade, the government ensures that the ordinary consumer is impoverished. In the name of national interest, the only losers are the vast majority of common Indians.
If Indian companies have specific problems in accessing the Chinese market, for either goods or services, life does not begin and end with the RCEP / FTA. A new mechanism has been created for our FM and her Chinese counterpart to oversee issues pertaining to trade and investment. That would be an appropriate forum to deal with genuine hurdles that are placed in the way of our experts to China. 2. What exactly is holding up the next generation of reforms ? Read the recent comments of Nobel laureate Dr Abhijit Banerjee on where the Indian economy is headed.