With all said, I have always believed that including India in the talks in the first place was a mistake. The deeply entrenched political and business interest, outdated ideology, and nationalistic zeal (based mostly on prejudice and hatred) in India make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for India for form any sort of business pact that's not totally one-sided.
In any case, the conclusion of the RCEP negotiation would form a beautiful and powerful trading bloc in Asia, and serve a big counter to the United States, which has been throwing its weight around threatening everyone. China has a lot of older industries to shift abroad, and South East Asia with its enormous population (i.e. Indonesia) and logistic convenience would be able to benefit from such shift and provide substantial employment. This is a truly win-win agreement and congratulations to every signatory nation. I hope that more countries would join later and this pact can work closely with CPTPP and bring prosperity to all.
