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Was India Right in Not Joining RCEP? A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Was India Right in Not Joining RCEP? A Cost-Benefit Analysis

Monika Jain

India dropped out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)—which included the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, China, South Korea, New Zealand, Japan and Australia—after negotiating for almost seven years in November 2018 on the grounds of national interest and also that free trade agreements (FTAs) did not amount to free trade and led to more trade diversion than trade creation. The cost and benefit of a regional agreement depend on the amount of trade creat...

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