## RCEP is China’s strategy to gain access to Indian market ##
The Government of India has decided “not to review” its stand to not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which benefits China disproportionately and opens Indian market to economic threats, especially from Chinese preys.Despite claims that India’s decision is influenced by the initial inaction of China to curb the outbreak of the wide-spread coronavirus, and keeping its information hidden, and the unprovoked killing of 20 Indian soldiers by Chinese troops in a brutal clash on June 15, the Central government has maintained that the recent incidents do not have any bearing on India's decision to not join RCEP. The decision was based solely on economic reasons after multiple Ministerial discussions in November 2019.Most of the countries that are part of the RCEP, incl...