India and Singapore elevate ties to complete strategic partnership

India and Singapore on Thursday elevated their bilateral ties to a “complete strategic partnership” and signed 4 MoUs, together with on cooperation in semiconductors, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks along with his counterpart Lawrence Wong.

Throughout his opening remarks, Modi stated Singapore isn’t solely a companion nation however it’s an inspiration for each creating nation.

“PM Modi and PM Wong mentioned and reviewed cooperation in a really wide selection of topics together with commerce and funding, Defence and Safety, Fintech and digital economic system, inexperienced corridors and sustainability, meals safety, advance administration together with semiconductors, connectivity, well being resilience provide chains. 4 MoUs have been exchanged and these are in cooperation in semiconductors ecosystem and digital applied sciences in talent improvement and schooling and in healthcare,” Jaideep Mazumdar, Secretary East, Ministry of Exterior Affairs, India stated.

In addition they reviewed present cooperation within the fields of defence and safety, maritime area consciousness, schooling, AI, Fintech, new expertise domains, science and expertise and data partnership. The 2 leaders referred to as for strengthening connectivity between the international locations to reinforce financial and people-to-people ties. In addition they referred to as for acceleration in inexperienced hall initiatives.

The 2 leaders mentioned the result of the 2nd India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable held in Singapore in August 2024.

Singapore seems to be ahead to strengthening bilateral ties and creating new alternatives for the individuals of the 2 nations, he stated.

Modi is right here on a two-day go to on the invitation of Wong.

Forward of the talks with Wong, Modi acquired a crimson carpet-welcome on the Singapore Parliament Home. He additionally signed the customer’s e-book there.

The assembly between the 2 leaders comes months after Wong took over as premier and Modi started his third time period as prime minister.

Modi flew to Singapore on Wednesday after wrapping his go to to Brunei, the primary bilateral go to there by an Indian prime minister.

He was accorded a heat welcome by the Indian group on his arrival right here.