Mr. Singh's trip was part of his "Look East" policy, intended to broaden trade with the rest of Asia.
Since the disbanding in 1991 of Comecon, great attention has been paid to broadening trade with less-developed countries as well as with industrialized Western countries.
Moreover, although the Clinton administration often listed exports as the headline benefit of broadening trade with China, the real advantage for United States companies is probably enhanced rights of investment and ownership there.
The Pacific Islands are strongly encouraged by the Pacific Islands Forum secretariat to endorse the continuing benefits of broadening trade partnerships within the region.
While the traditional agricultural exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are still the backbone of commodity export trade, a variety of industrial and specialized agricultural products have broadened export trade in recent years.
The assistant secretary of commerce, Faryar Shirzad, said the move was part of an effort to broaden the trade relations of Russia and the United States.
Handcarts owned by private traders overflow with ripe mangos, avocados and limes, whereas government outlets nearby contain a few tired-looking pineapples.Although wholesale produce is becoming more widely available, the government is only gingerly broadening wholesale trade to other supplies.
But Mr Cameron visited Moscow in 2011 and Mr Putin came to London last year, where the two watched a judo bout at the Olympics, as the countries sought to broaden their trade and security links.
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The international trade broadened the outlook of the locals and introduced the ideas of the age and the European culture of the time to the region.
