“If India remains out of RCEP, we will be left isolated from this large trading bloc. If India sits outside RCEP, whether it is in our interest or against our interest, it is also the responsibility of the government to see. Goyal is scheduled to attend the ministerial meeting to be held on 11-12 October in Bangkok. Till the 28th round of RCEP negotiations at the expert level held at Da Nang, Vietnam last month, 21 out of 25 chapters have been concluded. Forum For Trade Justice, a non-profit organization in a statement, said India is going through a major economic slowdown and going ahead with RCEP will only aggravate the crisis.

Source: Mint October 10, 2019 17:59 UTC