1st Edition

Mega-Regional Trade Agreements and India Balancing Economic and Strategic Concerns

By Pankhuri Gaur Copyright 2025
224 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The world has witnessed the proliferation of Mega-Regional Trade Agreements (MRTAs), and this book critically examines a range of issues with MRTAs starting from their genesis to their economic clout over the world, the likely implications for member countries’ integration, and the challenges they pose for non-member countries. Gaur focuses on concerns and challenges that non-member countries... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Emergence of Mega Regional Trade Agreements 3. Mega-Regionals: A Rising Threat to the WTO? 4. CPTPP 5. RCEP 6. India’s Path to Regionalism 7. India’s Absence from the Mega-Regionals 8. An Alternative Strategy for India. Appendix. References

Biography

Pankhuri Gaur is Assistant Professor at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS). Her areas of interest are international trade, including multilateralism and regionalism.