My visit to Singapore has been a very fruitful one. It will certainly add vigour to bilateral ties and benefit the people of our nations. I thank the government and people of Singapore for their warmth. pic.twitter.com/hx0DVl71WX
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 5, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his vision of creating “several Singapores” within India during talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Modi emphasized the collaborative efforts between the two countries towards this goal. Modi congratulated Wong, who took office as the new Singapore Prime Minister in May.
He said, “This is our first meeting since you assumed the office as prime minister. My heartiest congratulations and best wishes to you. I am confident that under your leadership, Singapore will achieve progress even more rapidly.”
Had a very good meeting with Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the President of Singapore. Our talks focused on the full range of bilateral ties between our nations. We discussed the key focus sectors like skill development, sustainability, technology, innovation and connectivity.… pic.twitter.com/bdivx16hrv
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 5, 2024
🇮🇳-🇸🇬 skills partnership accelerates.
Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi and PM Lawrence Wong engage with Indian interns from Odisha's World Skill Center visiting Singapore, Singaporean interns who had visited India under the CII-Enterprise Singapore India Ready Talent… pic.twitter.com/XTFSI8gAqW
— BJP (@BJP4India) September 5, 2024
The prime minister highlighted several collaborative initiatives between India and Singapore in fields such as skilling, digitalisation, mobility, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, AI, healthcare, sustainability, and cybersecurity.
He noted, “Our shared belief in democratic values connects us.
modi outlines vision for India
I am delighted to visit Singapore at the beginning of my third term.”
Modi also emphasized the economic ties between the two countries.
He mentioned that over the past decade, bilateral trade has more than doubled, and mutual investment has nearly tripled to exceed USD 150 billion. He recalled that Singapore was the first country with which India launched the UPI Person-to-Person payment facility. Addressing the Business Leaders’ Summit, Modi presented India as a stable and progressive investment destination.
He said, “We are moving ahead aggressively in the area of semiconductors. We are going to build a whole ecosystem in this sector. Startups are growing very fast in tier 2 & tier 3 cities in India.”
The prime minister’s visit underscores the strong and evolving partnership between the two nations, aiming to replicate Singapore’s model of development within India.
April Isaacs is a news contributor for DevX.com She is long-term, self-proclaimed nerd. She loves all things tech and computers and still has her first Dreamcast system. It is lovingly named Joni, after Joni Mitchell.
