SINGAPORE -- When trade ministers from 16 Asia-Pacific countries began the latest round of talks on their proposed free trade deal on Nov. 12 in Singapore, those pressing for a basic agreement on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership knew there was one big hurdle standing in the way: persuading India to open its market.
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, left, speak with China's Premier Li Keqiang at the RCEP summit in Singapore on Nov. 14.
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