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The governments of Japan and India started negotiating a comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in January 2007. They concluded the deal in 2011.

last update: May 2012
Photo: Government of India, licensed under the Government Open Data License - India (GODL)

Japan, India to agree on FTA by year-end: sources
17-Aug-2010    
Japan and India are expected to reach a bilateral free trade agreement by the end of this year, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
India, Japan likely to conclude FTA this year: Anand Sharma
1-May-2010     The Hindu
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Friday said India and Japan will be able to conclude their proposed bilateral free trade pact to liberalise commerce this year.
India, Japan resume FTA talks
7-Apr-2010     RTT News
India and Japan resumed dialogues Wednesday in New Delhi on a free trade agreement, or FTA.
Indo-Jap FTA: Data exclusivity threat to generics
29-Sep-2009     DNA
Amid fresh talks on the India-Japan free trade agreement (FTA), concerns are being expressed about certain measures that could hamper generic drugs and access to medicines.
India, Japan to start fresh talks on 29 September
24-Sep-2009     LiveMint
India and Japan will start a fresh round of talks on a free trade agreement on 29 September after discussions in January remained inconclusive because the countries failed to find common ground on a few contentious issues.
Make it a criminal violation: Japan
29-Jun-2009     DNA
Japan is lobbying India through an FTA to make patent infringement a criminal liability, whereby the state will be obliged to taken action against generic drug companies.
India seeks easy entry for drug cos in Japan
2-Feb-2009     Economic Times
India is set to ask Japan to facilitate the entry of Indian pharmaceutical companies in the world's second-largest drug market. The matter will be raised when the two sides discuss a bilateral comprehensive economic partnership agreement.
Japan trade pact talks move forward
19-Nov-2008     Business Standard
The negotiations for the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) have gained momentum with the two sides moving towards a deal on allowing Indian companies that make low-cost drugs to sell in Japan.
Japan's demand for unilateral QFB status holds up trade pact
10-Nov-2008    
The comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) being negotiated between India and Japan has hit a roadblock with the latter proposing that five of its banks be given qualified full banking (QFB) status by India. On its part, though, Japan is not keen on offering similar status to Indian banks on the ground that they don't measure up to Japanese standards.
Aso bats for EPA with India
22-Oct-2008    
India and Japan have made "substantative progress" in their negotiations on the proposed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), says Prime Minister Taro Aso but the pact is unlikely to be signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Tokyo.