PM Modi to visit Singapore soon; semiconductors added to ministerial roundtable agenda,
India and Singapore has set the stage for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city-state that will happen soon, its Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan has said. Senior ministers from the two countries held a «productive» round of discussions at the second multi-ministerial roundtable here and explored how the two countries can boost bilateral cooperation in digital, skill development, sustainability, healthcare, connectivity and advanced manufacturing.
This was the second time that ministers from Singapore and India met at the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) after its inaugural edition was launched in September 2022 by then Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during a five-day visit to India.
Balakrishnan said advanced manufacturing and semiconductors, as well as aviation and maritime connectivity, are the new areas that Singapore and India have added to a high-level platform for discussing ways to enhance bilateral cooperation.
These two additions to the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable are areas of significant opportunity for both countries, as well as their companies, the Singaporean foreign minister was quoted as saying by The Straits Times on Tuesday.
Calling the ministers-only meeting «productive», Balakrishnan said it also sets the stage for an official visit to Singapore by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which will «occur shortly».
On Monday he said that both countries want to collaborate on advanced manufacturing and semiconductors — a sector that India wants to expand
