In political, strategic as well as economic and commercial areas, Singapore has become a fulcrum for India's policies east of India.
If you trade with someone and they are your biggest trading partner, it is impossible you donβt have trade issues.
India supports a rule-based order in Asia, as in the rest of the world. But we confront unavoidable challenges such as terrorism, conflicts, trans-national crimes and maritime threats.
Here is the difference, nationalism has a certain connotation in Europe, which is not necessarily positive, but I think in Asia, nationalism is seen very much as a sort of natural corollary to economic progress, almost like you're independent, you progress, you are prosperous and nationalism comes with all of that.
