PM Narendra Modi outlined India’s concerns on RCEP in a meeting with Japanese foreign and defence ministers, Toshimitsu Motegi and Taro Kono, reiterating that joining the free trade pact in its present form would be detrimental to Delhi’s interests. Japan sees free trade as one of the pillars of its Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy and is keen that India joins RCEP.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/joining-rcep-against-indias-interest-modi-tells-japan-ministers/articleshow/72323795.cms