India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Singapore for a two-day visit to strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations. This visit comes after a historic visit to Brunei as part of New Delhi’s ‘Act East’ policy.
India and Singapore already share a strategic alliance in the region, and PM Modi’s visit today aims to “deepen the strategic partnership.” PM Modi is visiting Singapore at the invitation of his counterpart Lawrence Wong, and this visit comes within days of Wong becoming the new prime minister of Singapore and Narendra Modi taking charge for his third consecutive term.
Prime Minister Modi is accompanied by Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, and other top government officials. The leaders will review the progress of the India-Singapore Strategic Partnership and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said that India and Singapore’s bilateral ties have been extremely strong in the last two decades and that they need to become more contemporary due to the transformation underway in India and the changes in the world.
During his visit, PM Modi will receive an official welcome at the Parliament House tomorrow and will also meet President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, senior minister Lee Hsien Loong, and Emeritus senior minister Goh Chok Tong. Both PMs will visit a semiconductor manufacturing facility, and agreements are expected to be signed for cooperation in manpower skilling in the semiconductor sector, maritime cooperation, maritime security, trade, investment, digitisation, skill, sustainability, health, advanced manufacturing, and connectivity.
Singapore is India’s largest trade partner in ASEAN and a leading source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the last financial year with an investment of $11.77 billion in 2023 alone. The Ministry of External Affairs said that this is an opportune time to set the stage for India-Singapore’s vibrant bilateral relations for the next stage of India-Singapore bilateral relations.
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