Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Singaporean counterpart, Lawrence Wong, signed four Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to bolster bilateral partnership in various fields, as the two leaders met in Singapore city on Thursday.
The MoUs signed for “comprehensive strategic partnership” in the digital technology, semiconductor, health and medicine sector and for educational cooperation and skills development.
PM Modi, after the discussion, wrote on X, “The discussions with my friend, PM Lawrence Wong continued today. Our talks focused on boosting cooperation in areas like skilling, technology, healthcare, AI and more. We both agreed on the need to boost trade relations”.
During the meeting, the leaders reviewed the progress of India–Singapore bilateral relations, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
“Given the breadth and depth of bilateral ties and immense potential, they decided to elevate the relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. This would also give a major boost to India’s Act East Policy,” the MEA said, calling it a “new chapter in tries”.
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