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Nik Martin
RCEP: Asia Readies World's Largest Trade Deal
31 Dec 2021
A decade in the making, the RCEP pact will take effect on January 1, easing trade between Southeast Asia and the rest of the continent. Economic giants China, Japan and South Korea are set to benefit…
Peoples Dispatch
What is RCEP and why are Trade Unions in the Asia-Pacific Region Concerned About It?
16 Nov 2020
15 countries in the Asia-Pacific signed into effect the world’s biggest trading bloc, on Sunday, November 15.
Prabhat Patnaik
RCEP: The ‘Price Competitiveness’ Logic is Misleading
15 Nov 2019
Leaving Indian producers at the market’s mercy, where they get outcompeted by cheaper imports, is clearly discriminatory, and will create more unemployment.
Newsclick Team
RCEP: The Meaning of India’s Exit
06 Nov 2019
On November 4, at the 3rd RCEP Summit in Nonthabhuri, Prime Minister Modi chose to pull India out of the 16 nation mega trade treaty.
Newsclick Team
RCEP, Kashmir, Chile Protest and More
05 Nov 2019
In NewsClick's Daily Roundup, we bring to you news from India and abroad
Shilpa Shaji
Farmers, People’s Movements Hold Countrywide Protest Against RCEP, India Defers Agreement
04 Nov 2019
Even though India has reportedly deferred the agreement, farmers’ groups and people’s movements demand India’s withdrawal from the agreement.
Newsclick Team
WhatsApp Hacking, Protest Against RCEP and More
04 Nov 2019
NewsClick's Daily Roundup brings to you important news from India and the world.
Praneta Jha
WTO Wants India to End Exports Subsidy, Will Modi Government Comply?
04 Nov 2019
The crisis in WTO’s Appellate Body means the diktat is unlikely to have legal standing, as long as India appeals in time and does not willingly cede its ground — the way it was reported earlier in…
Prabhat Patnaik
A Dangerous Agreement to Sign
03 Nov 2019
Signing the RCEP will mean borrowing a larger amount (to pay for the wider current deficit) purely for the sake of causing destitution in the country!
Newsclick Report
Farmers to Stage Nationwide Protest Against RCEP on Nov 4
02 Nov 2019
Though the government is about to enter the trade agreement that would affect the livelihood of crores of Indian farmers, no draft of the negotiation text has been made public or even the state…