P Kumaran, Officer on Special Duty (Economic Relations and Development Partnership Administration) in the Ministry of External Affairs, participated in the BRICS Sherpa and Sous Sherpa meeting hosted by Russia on Friday.
Later this evening, the Prime Minister of Singapore, in a special gesture, will be hosting Prime Minister for a private dinner according to Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal.
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.
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,
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday reiterated India's stand regarding the Russia-Ukraine war and said that it will support any feasible and mutually acceptable solution or format that could restore peace.