22 November 2015

PM Modi to visit Singapore



PM Modi to visit Singapore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to travel to Singapore from 23-25 November, 2015.

No official confirmation of the itinerary has been released, but it is expected that the PM will build on the stage established by Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj and her Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan.

The Ministers co-chaired the 4th Joint Commission Meeting, where maritime cooperations, trade ties and cyber security among other strategic issues were discussed.

Narendra Modi is also expected to deliver the prestigious ‘Singapore Lecture’ at the Institute of South East Asian Studies.

Prime Minister Modi will travel to Singapore from Malaysia, the Prime Minister will be attending the East Asia Summit, the India-ASEAN Summit, and will also be making a bilateral visit to Malaysia

India – Singapore Bilateral Trade:

Total Trade (2014-2015): USD $ 17.1 billion

Total Indian Import (2014-2015): USD $ 7.1 billion

Total Indian Export (2014-2015): USD $ 10 billion

All trade figures are from the Ministry of External Affairs, Country Briefs