Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore will visit India today, there will be discussion on increasing cooperation between the two countries

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is coming to India on a five-day visit from today. His five-day visit to India will continue till September 21. He will be visiting India for the first time after becoming the Deputy Prime Minister. He will participate in the India-Singapore Ministerial Round Table Conference (ISMR) in New Delhi on the first day of the visit. The meeting will be accompanied by Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong and Transport Minister and Minister in charge of Trade Relations S.Iswaran will meet the Chief Minister of Gujarat

The ISMR is a new forum for holding ministerial talks between Singapore and India. This calls for deepening existing cooperation and identifying opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation in new and emerging areas. Deputy Prime Minister Wong will also meet several top Indian leaders and personalities during the visit. The Deputy Prime Minister will visit Gujarat on September 18, where he will meet Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel. He will also visit Gujarat International Finance City in Gujarat. He will be accompanied by several officials of the Ministry of External Affairs and Finance.

How is the relationship between the two countries

Let us tell you that India and Singapore have very good relations. India and Singapore enjoy close bilateral relations on economic and political interests. Reportedly, the process of economic reforms in India since the early 1990s created a strong foundation for cooperation with Singapore, opening up possibilities of significant presence in each other's economies. 

Singapore importance for India

Singapore is important to India, as Singapore has played an important role in connecting countries in Southeast Asia since the inception of India's 'Look East Policy' in the early 1990s. As pluralistic societies, both countries are aware of the challenges posed by terrorism and fundamentalism and share common concerns. The two countries therefore share the benefits of developing a comprehensive framework of security cooperation.