Asia Pacific trade pact can go on without India 'for the time being': Malaysian PM Mahathir

[nahtanbob]

Tariffs is a double edge sword. It cuts both ways.
Tariff will protect your industries but will make them uncompetitive.
You must use this time to consolidate your industries and slowly lower the tariff to create some competition.

But India is India. A do nothing country. ASEAN have been waiting for years for India to open up it's large market.

tell that to china which has the most barriers to foreign companies