During the day, the Minister held important meetings with the Senior Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong as well as Philippe Tabarot, the Minister of Transport, France.
With the recent change of guard in Singapore, the relationship between India and Singapore remains old and vibrant. It has a history of bilateral relationships rooted in shared values, economic opportunities and convergence of interests on key issues.
Singapore has announced that Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will take over as the country's next Prime Minister on May 15, according to Al Jazeera.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong exchanged views on deepening engagement in fintech, digitalization, the green economy, skills development and food security.
Sharing more details regarding the ruling People's Action Party's (PAP) transition plans, Lee said that "if all goes well", he will do so by the PAP's 70th birthday on November 21 next year.
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has met with Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore.
Taking to X, the Singapore High Commissioner wrote in a post, "Our sincere thanks to PM Modi ji for your tribute to our late founding father Mr Lee Kuan Yew.- HC Wong"
Indian-origin economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam was sworn in as the ninth Singapore President on Thursday, two weeks after his landslide victory at the polls, The Strait Times reported.