Japan-India
The governments of Japan and India started negotiating a comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in January 2007. They concluded the deal in 2011.
last update: May 2012
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7-Feb-2013 ’Steel should be excluded from FTA ambit with Japan, Korea’
Steel products should be excluded from the ambit of FTA with Japan and Korea as these countries are flooding the Indian market, taking advantage of concessional duty rates at the cost of domestic firms, industry body Assocham said today. -
2-Sep-2012 Pharma exports: India asks Japan to remove non-tariff barriers
India has asked Japan to remove all non-tax barriers to help the domestic industry take advantage of the comprehensive free-trade agreement and increase share in the Japanese market. -
7-May-2012 Financial Express It’s advantage Tokyo in India-Japan economic pact
Though it is too early to arrive at definite conclusions, the trend signals Tokyo successfully using tariff cuts to penetrate deeper into the Indian market for goods. -
31-Jul-2011 India to cut duties on diesel engines, gearboxes from Japan
At a time when India and the EU are struggling to negotiate duty cuts on automobiles, New Delhi will drastically reduce tariffs on diesel engines and gear boxes from Japan under their free trade pact. -
28-Jul-2011 FTA with India may prevent Japan firms’ moving via export rise
A free trade agreement between Japan and India, due to take effect on Monday, may help prevent some Japan companies from moving overseas through an increase in exports, a senior Japan Bank for International Cooperation official in New Delhi says. -
19-Feb-2011 ADN Japón e India firman Tratado de Libre Comercio que suprime 94% de aranceles
Los Gobiernos de Japón e India firmaron hoy un Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) bilateral, que abolirá el 94 por ciento de los aranceles de los bienes de intercambio comercial, en los diez años siguientes a su entrada en vigor. -
18-Feb-2011 La Tribune L’Inde et le Japon signent un accord de libre-échange
Ce mercredi, les deux pays ont conclu un accord prévoyant de supprimer les taxes sur 94% des biens échangés entre eux sur dix ans. -
16-Feb-2011 Bloomberg Japan, India sign trade accord to cut tariffs as Asian investment expands
Japan and India signed an economic agreement that will abolish tariffs on 94 percent of trade over 10 years as each country expands its investment in Asia. -
27-Oct-2010 Yomiuri Shimbun India EPA gives firms fighting chance
With Japan and India having finally signed an economic partnership agreement Monday, Japanese companies are expected to go on the offensive in emerging markets where they face fierce competition from South Korean and other rivals. -
26-Oct-2010 Sify India, Japan ink deal to improve bilateral trade and investment
India and Japan today signed agreements to boost mutual trade, investment and strategic partnership between the two major economies of Asia. -
26-Oct-2010 Informativos Telecinco India y Japón firman un acuerdo para establecer un tratado de libre comercio
Los primeros ministros de Japón, Naoto Kan, y la India, Manmohan Singh, suscribieron hoy un principio de acuerdo para establecer un Tratado de Libre Comercio. -
13-Oct-2010 Moneycontrol.com Cabinet gives nod for Indo-Japan free trade pact
The pact is expected to open up access of Indian pharma companies to the Japanese drugs market. However sensitive farm products like rice have been kept out of the deal. -
13-Oct-2010 Reuters India closes in on free trade deal with Japan
India on Tuesday moved one step closer to signing a free trade agreement with Japan as the Indian cabinet cleared the deal -
17-Sep-2010 Economic Times Indian farmers against Indo-Japan EPA
A common platform of several farmers groups, the Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers Movements, has charged the Central government with complete lack of transparency on the implications of the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or CEPA with Japan and the inclusion of agriculture on its agenda. -
15-Sep-2010 Indian groups protest secret Japan-India CEPA
Groups in India along with the Forum Against FTAs raise their voices as the Government of India gave an in-principle agreement to the CEPA with Japan in complete secrecy last week -
14-Sep-2010 Business Standard India-Japan trade pact to leave IP laws untouched
The India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement will not call for any amendments to the existing intellectual property laws in either of the partner countries, according to government sources. -
10-Sep-2010 AFP Japan, India reach basic free trade accord
Asian economic powers Japan and India broadly agreed Thursday on a free trade deal that aims to reduce most tariffs between the two nations in a decade, Japanese foreign minister Katsuya Okada said. -
9-Sep-2010 India, Japan discuss ways to conclude FTA soon
India, Japan on Thursday discussed ways for early conclusion of their proposed bilateral free trade pact to liberalise commerce. -
9-Sep-2010 Kyodo News Japan, India meet to lay groundwork for reaching FTA
Senior government officials from Japan and India held talks Thursday in Tokyo to lay the groundwork for reaching a bilateral free trade agreement that would provide Japanese goods and services greater access to the world’s second-most populous market. -
27-Aug-2010 The Hindu India, Japan likely to seal trade pact in October: Anand Sharma
India and Japan are likely to sign an ambitious bilateral market opening pact to enhance their $10.4 billion trade during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to that country in October.
