International relationsChina, Japan and ASEAN await India's nod to seal RCEP trade deal
Negotiators in last-minute effort after ministerial talks ended without breakthrough
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who holds the key to the world's largest trade deal, will attend several summits in Bangkok. © Reuters
KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer, and KATSUHIKO HARA, Nikkei Asian Review politics & economy news editor
November 2, 2019 17:37 JST
BANGKOK -- Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries, including China, Japan and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, are waiting on India to approve a fundamental agreement on the world's largest trade deal, multiple sources revealed on Saturday.