(a) whether the Government proposes to sign Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Malaysian Government;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the negotiations held between the two Governments during the last one year in this regard; and
(d) the targets of trade likely to be achieved with the signing of the said CECA?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)
(a) to (d): India and Malaysia are currently negotiating a Comprehensive Economic
Cooperation Agreement (CECA), which includes trade in goods, trade in services, investment
and other areas of economic cooperation. Six rounds of negotiations have been held between
India and Malaysia, of which, four rounds have taken place during the last one year.