Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned home on Thursday night after completing his visit to Brunei and Singapore. During the visit, he held extensive discussions with the top leadership of both the countries on strengthening historical ties, strengthening partnerships and attracting investments from the two Southeast Asian countries. In a joint statement issued during Prime Minister Modi’s two-day visit to Singapore, the two countries expressed commitment to work together to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, which will help promote free trade and open markets.

‘The visit was meaningful’

Earlier, PM Modi said on ‘X’ that his visit to Singapore was “extremely meaningful”. He said, “It will definitely strengthen bilateral relations and benefit the people of our countries. I thank the government and people of Singapore for their warmth.”

His fifth official visit to Singapore

Modi came here at the invitation of his Singapore counterpart Lawrence Wong. This was his fifth official visit to Singapore. With his two-day visit to Singapore, the two countries expanded the scope of their bilateral relations to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” and signed four MoUs, including cooperation in semiconductors. Earlier in the day, Modi met Wong and during this time the two leaders took stock of the strong progress in economic relations. They also reviewed the existing cooperation in areas such as defense and security, maritime sector, education, artificial intelligence, science and technology. Modi and Wong also visited the semiconductor manufacturing establishment. Modi was given a grand welcome at the Parliament House of Singapore before talks with PM Wong. He also signed the visitor’s magazine. Modi also met Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and discussed opportunities to broaden and deepen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Modi reached Singapore after Brunei
Prime Minister Modi reached Singapore after concluding his first bilateral visit to Brunei. He was accompanied by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other government officials. In Brunei, Modi held bilateral talks with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. Issues including defence, trade and energy were discussed and views were exchanged on regional and global issues of mutual interest.