The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a free trade agreement among the Asia-Pacific nations of Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. The RCEP involves the elimination of tariffs and establishes common rules for trade and intellectual property. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the Hindu nationalist ruling party of India.