India eyes strategic reset in Japan trade pact with focus on rice exports, investment flows and tariff parity
India is preparing to renegotiate its Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Japan, aiming to unlock greater market access for agricultural exports—particularly rice—and streamline investment flows between the two economies. The move comes amid growing calls from Indian exporters and trade bodies to address asymmetries in tariff structures and non-tariff barriers that have limited India’s…