Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries agree on trade pact, India holds back
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries have concluded negotiations for a trade pact that would be among the world's largest, but India still has "significant outstanding issues" before it is ready to sign on, the countries' leaders said on Monday.A summit of the leaders of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) left open the door for India to still join if it can resolve issues before the deal is set to be signed in 2020.Fifteen of the 16 prospective RCEP states "have..