Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to make two big reach-outs to the people of Indian origin residing in Malaysia and Singapore, during his upcoming visits between November 21 and 24.
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It is learnt that Modi, who is attending the Asean Summit in the city, will spend 30 minutes in Little India, Brickfields where the gate is located. Modi will also hold talks with top leadership of Malaysia, including his counterpart Najib Razak, on ways to ramp up bilateral cooperation in a range of areas including defence and security and take the strategic ties to a new level.
Modi said he would discuss “looming threat of terror” and pressing security issues at the Summit to be held on Sunday.
Modi added that his programme includes a visit to the Ramakrishna Mission where he will inaugurate a statue of Swami Vivekananda in Petaling Jaya and conclude his trip with a visit to the Subramaniyar Temple in Batu Caves. You can find about 2.4 thousand individuals of Indian foundation in Malaysia, constituting eight per cent of the citizenry in the nation. His outreach to the Indian diaspora also signalled the power of the British-Indian community in the United Kingdom politics. Earlier this year, Singapore “made it clear” to the Finance Ministry that it will not allow entry of Indian banks unless they meet the qualifying standards in terms of asset management ratio (AMR), sources associated with the development said. Modi was quoted as having said in the article in the latest edition of the magazine whose cover has caricatures of world leaders including Modi with a title, “The World in 2016”. “The importance India attaches to ties with Singapore is huge”. Singapore, as a signatory to the Trans-Pacific Partnership and as negotiator of the China-led pan-Asian Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, can help India expand into Asia, according to Girija Pande, Executive Chairman of Apex Avalon.
“Their achievements in urban development, urban transport, waste management, development of ports and skill development are well known”. Reports suggest foreign direct investment (FDI) in India has gone up by 15 per cent in the first half of 2015 to $20.5bn (£13.4bn). He will also pay homage at the INA Memorial Marker at Esplanade Park. “Over 3,50,000 Indians stay in Singapore”.
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