Singapore officials defend CECA trade pact with India amid immigration concerns – Asia – South China Morning Post
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Singapore officials on Tuesday mounted a fierce defence of a trade pact with India, saying false claims that the agreement allowed unfettered immigration from the South Asian nation were “seductively simplistic” and aimed at discrediting the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP).Criticism of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) has simmered for some time among the PAP’s adversaries, with the likes of the opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP) and the Peoples Voice party…Read More
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