Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from members of the Indian diaspora as he arrived at a hotel in Singapore on Wednesday. He even tried his hand at playing a dhol as the crowd performed to welcome him.
Upon his arrival at the Changai airport from Brunei, he was welcomed by Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Shilpak Ambule, Singapore's High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong among other officials.
In his address at the banquet hosted by Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, PM Modi thanked the royal family for their warm welcome and their hospitality.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Singapore, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the significant progress made in India's relationship with Gulf nations over the past decade.
Speaking whether we can expect anything between India and Singapore semi-conductors' cooperation during PM Modi's upcoming Singapore visit, Mazumdar said that India is keen to get into this area and wants to cooperate with Singapore
"Defence is another important pillar in our bilateral cooperation. We have an MoU on Defence which was signed in 2016 and has since been renewed in 2021. It provides a framework for our collaboration that covers regular exchanges at high levels, naval and coast guard ship exchange visits,
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday extended greetings to Bakhtiyor Saidov, the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, on the country's independence day.
Recalling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Ukraine by train, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that he could have done that 'with a Vande Bharat', adding that it was a 10-hour long journey each way, and was the only option in that situation.
Describing China as a 'unique problem', External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is not the only country in the world that is having a debate about that country.