“Our relationships go far past diplomacy. It is a partnership with goal, rooted in shared values, guided by mutual pursuits and pushed by a standard imaginative and prescient for peace, progress and prosperity,” he mentioned throughout a joint assertion with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Singapore is India's largest accomplice within the South East Asia area, as large-scale investments happen from Singapore to India.
“India has made exceptional advances underneath PM Modi's management, our bilateral relations have grown. Singapore is the biggest international investor in India,” Wong mentioned.
In a world marked by uncertainty and turbulence, the partnership between India and Singapore turns into much more vital, he added.
The 2 nations shaped a Complete Strategic Partnership final 12 months. After the bilateral assembly together with his Singaporean counterpart, PM Modi mentioned, “On this one 12 months, our dialogue and cooperation have gained momentum and depth.”India and Singapore are celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of their worldwide relations, marking Wong's first India go to after assuming workplace.Through the joint assertion, the 2 leaders introduced that they've ready an in depth roadmap for the way forward for their partnership, increasing the cooperation in inexperienced transport, skilling, civil nuclear and concrete water administration.
“Our collaboration is not going to be restricted to conventional sectors solely. Consistent with the altering instances, areas comparable to Superior manufacturing, inexperienced transport, skilling, civil nuclear and concrete water administration can even turn out to be the focal factors of our cooperation,” Modi mentioned.
The 2 nations reaffirmed that people-to-people ties stay the bedrock of their relationship. “We agreed to boost exchanges, together with by way of nearer civil service cooperation,” Wong mentioned.
The semiconductor spree continues
PM Modi lauded the lively participation of Singaporean firms in Semicon India 2025.
“The Semiconductor Ecosystem Partnership settlement signed final 12 months has additionally given a brand new path to analysis and improvement. On the ‘Semicon India' convention, Singaporean firms are actively taking part,” he mentioned.
The 2 nations have signed a number of MoUs within the fields of house, tech and innovation. This additionally contains organising a Nationwide Centre of Excellence for Skilling in Chennai.
“Know-how and Innovation are the robust pillars of our partnership,” Modi mentioned. “Now we have determined that cooperation in AI, quantum, and different Digital applied sciences shall be enhanced. With the settlement within the house sector at present, a brand new chapter is being added in cooperation within the discipline of house science.”
“We are going to broaden cooperation in frontier areas like house. Thus far, greater than 20 Singapore-made satellites have been launched by India, Wong mentioned, including that the nation will broaden this partnership and “push the boundaries of what we are able to obtain collectively” by way of the MoU on selling collaboration within the house sector
Struggle in opposition to terrorism
Modi expressed gratitude to Wong for supporting India in its struggle in opposition to terrorism, citing the terrorist assault in J&Okay's Pahalgam.
“We share frequent issues relating to terrorism. We imagine that combating in opposition to terrorism with unity is the obligation of all humanitarian nations,” Modi mentioned.
“Within the wake of the terrorist assault in Pahalgam, I categorical my gratitude to Prime Minister Wong and the Authorities of Singapore for his or her sympathy in direction of the folks of India and for his or her help in our struggle in opposition to terrorism,” he added.
The 2 leaders collectively inaugurated the JN Port PSA Mumbai Terminal Section-II.
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