India looking forward to earliest conclusion of RCEP talks
Business Standard, 13 April, 2016
India is looking forward to “earliest” conclusion of negotiations for mega trade deal, RCEP, as it will help boost trade, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today. More…
Members renew attempts to deepen WTO scrutiny of regional trade agreements
WTO, 08 April, 2016
WTO members revived this week long-standing talks to deepen the WTO’s scrutiny of regional trade agreements (RTAs) in line with instructions laid out by ministers last December. More…
South Asian integration: More actionable steps needed
Daijiworld, 05 April, 2016
One of the positives of the present dispensation in Delhi is described as its pursuit of an active foreign policy. Some also describe this as all too proactive. However, for all the criticism, India has done well overall in its foreign policy engagements, the most recent visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being to Belgium, the US and Saudi Arabia. More…
Mistrust, NTBs and policy paradoxes hinder S Asia trade
The Financial Express, 03 April, 2016
Intra-regional trade in South Asia accounts for only 5.0 per cent of its total trading transactions for some roadblocks and mistrust despite full implementation of SAFTA (South Asia Free Trade Agreement). More…
The Saarc conundrum and sub-regionalism
The Statesman, 01 April, 2016
With the conclusion of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) mini-summit recently in Pokhara, one can make three separate but interrelated arguments about the three-decade-old regional organisation. More…