Opposition to RCEP grows within government\, now from dairy ministry

Opposition to RCEP grows within government, now from dairy ministry

Steel, chemicals, MSME and agri ministries have also opposed deal

Sanjeeb Mukherjee & Subhayan Chakraborty  |  New Delhi 

Opposition to India’s ongoing negotiations on the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) from within the government continues to get stronger.

After a significant pushback from the dairy industry, voices of discontent have now emerged from the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy, because it is felt that the RCEP will be detrimental to the country’s strong and growing dairy sector. Sources said the newly created ministry strongly objected to the negotiations on the grounds that it would hurt the livelihood of millions of small and ...

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First Published: Mon, September 09 2019. 00:40 IST