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India rules out joining world’s largest trade deal, accuses China of 'very opaque' trade practices

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The RCEP is the world's largest free trade agreement by GDP of its members.

India rules out joining world’s largest trade deal, accuses China of 'very opaque' trade practices
  • India’s commerce and industry minister ruled out the idea of joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, maintaining that it is not in the country’s interest to be part of a free trade agreement with China.
  • “It was not in our farmers’ interest, RCEP did not reflect the aspirations of our small and micro medium industries and sector, and in some form, was nothing but a free trade agreement with China,” Piyush Goyal said.
  • The RCEP is the world’s largest free trade agreement by GDP of its members.
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