Bolster trade with Indo-pacific June 27, 2021 Amidst high inflation and a difficult economic outlook, it would be easy for our country to turn inwards in search of a panacea. But to echo the sentiments of John Donne – a famous poet born in the City of London – “no man is an island, entire of itself”. The same is also true [...]
Indo pacific cooperation June 27, 2020 The Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and rising inflation are challenges that affect every part of the world, demonstrating how closely we are interconnected. Global problems need international as well as local solutions, as countries work together towards common goals. This week I am visiting two of our trading allies – Indonesia and Japan –as part [...]
