billion people and $22.The group headed by Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu will meet on 10 Aug to discuss concerns flagged by the ministries of steel, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, electronics, heavy industry, textiles and chemicals against the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the people said, asking not to be identified as the matter was not public. After meeting at the end of August, ministers of the 16 member- nations would meet in November.

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