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GoM headed by Suresh Prabhu

August 9 , 2018 2112 days 822 0
  • Union Government has constituted 4-member Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu to decide on 16-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations.
  • It was constituted to advise Prime Minister on whether to continue with or withdraw from RCEP negotiations.
  • The GoM also includes
    • Interim Finance and Power Minister Piyush Goyal,
    • Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and
    • Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri.
  • It has been mandated to find a way forward from current deadlock over issues of joining RCEP or not.
  • It will also help fine-tune India’s strategy for the upcoming RCEP ministerial meet in August 2018 in Singapore.

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