China border tensions cloud Asia trade pact talks in India
Observers say partner countries such as Asean nations will have to play a balancing role in the trade deal
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New Delhi
A MEETING of 16 nations in India on a mega Asia trade pact is happening in the shadow of elevated border tensions between India and China, a wrinkle that could further slow progress on the deal.
Trade officials gathered in the southern city of Hyderabad are seeking to hammer out agreement on sticky issues such as the free movement of people in the pact that takes in the world's second and third-biggest economies - China and Japan - but does not involve the US.
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