India rules out joining world’s largest trade deal, accuses China of ‘very opaque’ trade practices
India’s commerce minister, Piyush Goyal, has rejected joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s largest trade deal, stating that it is not in India’s interest to have a free trade agreement with China. The RCEP deal, signed by 15 Asia-Pacific countries, did not align with India’s principles and aspirations for its industries. Goyal…