Singapore Prez Tharman Shanmugaratnam receives ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Jan 16, 2025

New Delhi, January 16 (ANI): President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam received a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan. He said, “We will never forget that India was one of the first few countries to recognize Singapore's independence in 1965. And since then our relationship has grown by bounds. It's a natural partnership between a small country, Singapore and a very large country, India. But we found ways to cooperate in ways that are mutual interests in a whole range of areas. Our business relationships are thriving. In fact, Singapore has been the largest investor in India for many years now. Our defence relationship is strong. Our relationship in skilling has been very active in recent years and it continues to grow. But we are now on a new trajectory with India with the upgrade of our relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership which was announced during Prime Minister Modi's last visit to Singapore in September last year. We are exploring new initiatives going beyond the existing very active relationship that we have.”