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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 trade deal unlikely this year
13-Oct-2008    
The proposed India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), involving trade in goods, services and investments, is unlikely to be signed this year.
Japan trade talks with India hit bottleneck: Official
10-Oct-2008    
Prospects of Japan and India reaching a free-trade deal in time for a leaders' summit this month have weakened, with a number of areas in dispute, a Japanese negotiator said on Thursday.
Indo-Japan CEPA put on fast track ahead of PM visit
6-Oct-2008     Economic Times
A number of issues in the proposed India-Japan comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) are yet to be resolved, but efforts will be made to sort them out so that an announcement on the signing of the agreement could be made during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Japan later this month.
Unresolved issues aplenty before India-Japan FTA
7-Aug-2008    
Despite India's hope of concluding the Indo-Japan free trade agreement (FTA) in the next round of talks in New Delhi in September this year, there still remains a whole gamut of unresolved issues concerning market access for Indian exports to Japan.
Kamal Nath calls for greater Indian access to Japanese agriculture market
5-Aug-2008     PIB
Shri Kamal Nath, India's Minister of Commerce and Industry has expressed hope that the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) could be concluded during the next round of talks which are scheduled to be held in New Delhi in September 2008.
Ranbaxy deal may help India's entry into Japan
16-Jun-2008     Financial Express
The Daiichi Sankyo-Ranbaxy Laboratories deal has come as a shot in the arm for India's Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (CECA) negotiations with Japan. Indian pharma companies have been unable to break into Japan, the world's second largest drug market, due to the country's stringent sanitary and phytosanitary standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT) and environmental norms.
Govt seeks inputs from industry for Japan CEPA
12-Mar-2008     Economic Times
The Indian government has asked industry to come up with an ‘offensive' list of items of export interest to India in the Japanese market.
India, Japan agree to deepen strategic partnership
22-Nov-2007    
India and Japan on Wednesday decided to advance the conclusion of a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by mid 2008, six months ahead of previous target.
The elephant and the rising sun: Alliance for the future
27-Aug-2007     IntelliBriefs
India is prime "real estate" for Japan, both in economic and defense terms. Most importantly, India is a large consumer market with the potential to increase profits for Japanese corporations.
Abe: India on FTA fast track
23-Aug-2007     Japan Times
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called Wednesday for the rapid completion of a free-trade agreement with India and pledged to help finance a $90 billion freight corridor to spur a doubling of investment in the South Asian nation.