Before wrapping up his visit, he will address Indian Diaspora at Singapore Expo in which over 20 thousand people have registered themselves.
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The Prime Minister said he shares Najib’s belief that bilateral trade and investment relations can be scaled up significantly.
After his arrival in Singapore from Malaysia on Monday, Modi was hosted for a dinner by Prime Minister Lee in an Indian restaurant at the Little India locality in Singapore.
“The world must speak in one voice and countries must be held accountable for (providing) sanctuaries and support”, he said and added, “terrorism does not just take toll of lives, but can derail economies”.
Another pact was signed between National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) on cooperation in the field of planning.
The revised defence agreement signed by Dr Ng and his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar was symbolically exchanged yesterday by Singapore Permanent Secretary for Defence Chan Yeng Kit and Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in the presence of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Indian counterpart, Mr Narendra Modi.
Delivering a lecture here, he talked about how India and China have kept their border region peaceful and stable despite the unresolved issues, including the boundary question between the two countries.
The Prime Ministers also released commemorative stamps on Rashtrapati Bhawan and Istana which was like a stamp of friendship between Singapore and India.
The visit comes as India and Singapore mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
In the first leg of Modi’s visit that took him to Malaysia, he attended the 13th Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-India Summit and the 10th East Asia Summit. The good part is, the people of India have decided that they want a clean India.
The statement said the two countries will institute annual talks between the heads of the Indian Coast Guard and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
Operationalisation of the Technical Agreement on Sharing White Shipping Information: Was signed between the Indian Navy and the Singapore Navy signed on 21 July 2015. “We explore shared economic opportunities while addressing common threats like terrorism”.
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In particular, India and Singapore will focus on five key areas: Smart cities and urban solutions, skills development and capacity building, connectivity, and strengthening of business and cultural links, as well as a scaling up of investments and trade.
