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China-India

China and India, the two giants of Asia, have been talking (unconvincingly) of the possibility of a bilateral free trade agreement for several years. A feasibility study was completed in October 2008, but there is much opposition from India’s business sector as well as many other political complications that are likely to keep the idea on a very low flame for a while.

last update: May 2012
Photo: PP Yoonus / CC BY-SA 3.0

India self-isolates as China’s economic might enfeebles West
7-Jan-2021 Nikkei Asia
Not only has India failed to agree on its own trade and investment deal with the EU, the country has failed to capture any significant share of China-based global supply chains.
India will resist China’s economic imperialism
28-Jul-2020 Hindustan Times
By opting out of RCEP, PM Modi had already shown the way. This is an opportunity for the domestic economy.
Chinese investments enjoy treaty protection. Beijing can drag New Delhi to tribunals
6-Jul-2020 The Print
India has a Bilateral Investment Treaty with China since 2007. The treaty provides foreign investors the right to fair and equitable treatment.
India - China trade panel to meet soon
18-Nov-2019 Live Mint
India and China said a new committee, headed by senior ministers, will meet at the earliest and discuss ways to pare the $53-billion trade deficit between the two countries.
India, China decide to set up new mechanism to address trade and investment issues
13-Oct-2019 Financial Express
In the talks, the Chinese president also agreed to take sincere steps in a concrete way to address India’s concerns over ballooning trade deficit in China’s favour.
India-China spat delays deal covering a third of global trade
11-Sep-2019 Bloomberg
A spat between the world’s most populous countries is holding up a pan-Asian trade agreement encompassing nearly a third of all global trade.
Indian companies ask govt to restrict Chinese aluminium imports
28-Jun-2018 Business Standard
In a presentation made by the Aluminium Association of India (AAI), the industry told the government that manufacturers were suffered owing to the impact of unfavourable free trade agreements.
Chinese, Japanese trade ministers pledge to enhance cooperation, support free trade
10-May-2018 Xinhua
Trade ministers of China and Japan pledged to further enhance bilateral economic and trade cooperation during their meeting here on Wednesday.
Whispers on India joining China’s Belt and Road initiative
1-May-2018 New Indian Express
Did Prime Minister Modi and China’s President Xi Jinping agree at Wuhan that India would quietly join projects linked to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, while formally opposing the China Pakistan Economic Corridor which cuts through PoK?
What to expect from PM Modi’s upcoming bilateral visit to China
9-Apr-2018 The Quint
The coming weeks will see a never-before intense bilateral engagement between India and China at the highest levels.