We hope India will reassess stand on trade pacts, says Singapore Foreign Minister

Vivian Balakrishnan also praised India’s strong support to global vaccine cooperation,

Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said he hoped India would “reassess” its stand on regional trading agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact that and that Delhi had “a crucial role” to play in the region at a time of increasing global instability. Speaking on Wednesday at the Raisina Dialogue, held virtually this year and hosted by the Observer Research Foundation in partnership with India’s Ministry of External Affairs, Mr. Balakrishnan said he was “making a plea” for India to revisit its stand on the trade front.