TradeIndia's absence looms over 'progress' on RCEP Asian trade deal
Members aim to sign pact at November summit, but New Delhi stays aloof
Economic Ministers from the 15 countries taking part in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership talks met online on Aug. 27. (Photo courtesy of the ASEAN Secretariat/Kusuma Pandu Wijaya)
SHOTARO TANI, Nikkei staff writer
August 27, 2020 18:00 JST
JAKARTA -- Economic ministers from the 15 nations seeking to forge the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership met online on Thursday and reiterated that the door open for India to rejoin the nascent Asian free trade zone, as they look to revitalize economies ravaged by COVID-19.