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New Delhi: Bangladesh commerce minister Tipu Munshi can be on a two-day go to to India beginning 22 December for talks geared toward deciding the negotiation roadmap for India-Bangladesh Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). During his go to, Munshi will maintain conferences with Indian commerce and trade minister Piyush Goyal.

For the unversed, India and Bangladesh, earlier this yr, had finalised a joint feasibility research for a proposed CEPA. The commerce deal is critical as it is going to be the primary of its form settlement for Bangladesh and a big Asian nation.

Notably, the India-Bangladesh joint assertion was issued after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India go to in September this yr and assembly with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a key emphasis on signing the commerce pact.

The joint assertion talked about that the 2 leaders “directed trade officials on both sides to start negotiations within the calendar year 2022 and to complete these at the earliest, in time for Bangladesh’s final graduation from LDC status.”

Apart from deciding the following steps to take ahead the negotiation offers, Munshi may even maintain dialogue on broadening the financial and commerce engagement with India and warranted provides of important commodities together with rice and wheat.

Amid the Russia-Ukraine struggle, costs of commodities have elevated internationally and New Delhi is reaching out to neighbours with provides. To assist low-income nations combat towards value rise and absence of foodstuff, India has exported greater than 1.8 million tonnes of wheat to nations in want, together with Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sudan, and Yemen.

Munshi can also be anticipated to boost the problem of anti-dumping duties on Bangladesh’s jute and jute-made merchandise. India had imposed an anti-dumping obligation on Bangladesh jute in January 2017 which has been prolonged until 31 December this yr.

CEPA and its significance for India-Bangladesh

Both India and Bangladesh are wanting ahead to conclude the CEPA settlement which is predicted to provide fillip to commerce and funding between the 2 nations. It can also be anticipated to assist improve commerce in Eastern and North Eastern area.

A deliberate CEPA with Bangladesh might double India’s exports to its neighbouring nation to over $32 billion.

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Dhaka in 2021, each the neighbouring nations had determined to conclude the Joint Feasibility Study associated to the settlement quick.

Also throughout her India go to in September this yr, Sheikh Hasina met PM Modi in New Delhi and the main target of her official tour was on varied points of bilateral ties in addition to strengthening of cooperation in vitality, meals safety, connectivity amongst others.

The India-Bangladesh proposed CEPA has three dimensions – Trade in items, commerce in companies, and funding. The key goal of the proposed CEPA is to minimise the vast commerce hole between Bangladesh and India in addition to open up new financial alternatives together with connectivity, new markets, cooperation and partnership.

It additionally plans to resolve the problems and challenges of anti-dumping duties and guidelines of origin by way of the angle of multi-modal connectivity and deepening of cooperation within the context of sub-regional cooperation.

The CEPA may even incorporate a bunch of problems with mutual curiosity, together with the event of railway infrastructure, port infrastructure, regional connectivity by way of multi-modal transportation, harmonisation of requirements, and mutual recognition agreements.

CEPA will give a big increase to two-way commerce and strengthen the scope of funding because it presents new avenues and methods of cooperation.

According to experiences, India exported items price $16.15 billion to Bangladesh in FY22, a rise of over 66 per cent from $9.69 billion within the yr earlier than. With this, Bangladesh has develop into the fourth-largest vacation spot for Indian exports.

Meanwhile, imports from Bangladesh surged 81 per cent to $1.97 billion in FY22 from $1.09 billion in FY21, making India its seventh-largest export vacation spot.

With inputs from companies

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