Date:23/02/2006 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/02/23/stories/2006022302390300.htm

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NEW DELHI: The Indo-China Joint Study Group (JSG) has proposed a China-India Regional Trade Arrangement (RTA) comprising trade in goods and services, investments, trade and investment promotion and facilitation and measures for promotion of economic cooperation.

The Minister of State for Commerce, Mr Jairam Ramesh, indicated this in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

He also said that it might not be possible to operationalise border trade through Nathula pass by March 2006 in view of the climatic conditions in the region.