PM Modi to visit Singapore on Sept 4-5 to strengthen ties

MEA says India-Singapore relations poised for even bigger take-off

- VINAY KUMAR

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Singapore on September 4-5, to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations.

PM Modi's visit to Singapore comes a fortnight after the highlevel roundtable between top ministers of both countries.

"Ties between India and Singapore are poised to take-off to an entirely new level of cooperation," the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday ahead of the Prime Minister's visit to the island nation.

PM Modi's visit to Singapore comes after six years, said Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Jaideep Mazumdar at a special briefing. India and Singapore are looking to significantly enhance their cooperation in the semiconductor sector, he added.

The visit aims to build upon "new anchors" of partnership identified under the India-Singapore ministerial roundtable framework. The relation between the two countries is poised for an even bigger take-off, the MEA said Monday ahead of PM Modi's visit to the island nation at the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong.

PM Modi’s last visit to Singapore was in his first term. And an early visit on his third term is something that has been “welcomed by the Singaporean side”.

“Also, this comes at a time when a new leader is in Singapore and this is an opportune time to set the stage for the next stage of our vibrant bilateral relations,” Mazumdar said.