RCEP can give opportunities to India: China
China joined 14 countries this week in agreeing terms for RCEP, which could become the world’s biggest free trade deal if officially signed next year as planned.
China joined 14 countries this week in agreeing terms for RCEP, which could become the world’s biggest free trade deal if officially signed next year as planned.
The China-India equation has been recast after the informal meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Wuhan last year.
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The ASEAN region along with India accounts for 1.85 billion people, which is one fourth of the global population and their combined GDP has been estimated at over $3.8 trillion.
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The prime minister is no stranger to the international arena. During his first term (2014-19) he acted as a hands-on de-facto Foreign Minister, investing considerable time and energy in shaping the country’s foreign policy.
The tenets of the US Air – Sea Battle concept against China’s military adventure in the IPR is premised on the capacity of a militarily empowered ally to limit the initial ingress and set the stage for the US intervention forces to join the fray.
Russian Ambassador to Beijing said Russia and China should combine their resources, and not compete with each other.
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