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Indian industrialist Tarun Das receives honorary Singapore citizenship

January 16, 2025

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The Straits Times

Singapore conferred honorary citizenship on Indian industrialist Tarun Das, 85, in recognition of his contributions to championing Singapore-India relations over several decades.

- Anjali Raguraman

Indian industrialist Tarun Das receives honorary Singapore citizenship

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam presented the award to Mr Das, who was the former director-general of India's Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), at a ceremony held in New Delhi on Jan 15.

Mr Tharman is currently on a five-day visit to India to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Singapore and India.

In his role as director-general of CII, which champions and facilitates business for Indian industries and where he served for more than 40 years, Mr Das personally spearheaded many initiatives to build bridges between Singapore and India, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement.

It described him as "one of Singapore's strongest advocates in India", adding that he went beyond trade and economics to foster closer ties between people on both sides.

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