The official India visit of Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was concluded on Thursday with a joint statement issued by India and Singapore, outlining the roadmap for the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) between the two nations.
One of the final engagements for PM Wong was calling upon President of India Droupadi Murmu. He posted on X: “Called on President @rashtrapatibhvn and I thanked her for her support for strong Singapore-India ties. We reaffirmed our shared commitment to deepen cooperation across a wide range of areas as our two countries commemorate 60 years of diplomatic relations.”
He also posted that he looked forward to welcoming PM Modi and President Murmu to Singapore in the future.
Highlighting some important elements of his visit, PM Wong posted earlier on Thursday evening: “Met with PM @narendramodi today. Together, we launched an ambitious Roadmap for the SG–India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, charting cooperation in advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, sustainability, and emerging areas such as digitalisation, AI and space.”
He wrote: “We also virtually inaugurated PSA Mumbai — Bharat Mumbai Container Terminal, India’s largest single container terminal. In addition, we witnessed the exchange of five MOUs on maritime connectivity, space, skills, digital assets, and aviation training and R&D. These initiatives will unlock fresh opportunities for our businesses and peoples, while keeping our partnership a source of stability, resilience, and shared prosperity for the future.”
The joint statement issued by India and Singapore said: “This year [2025] marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Both Prime Ministers acknowledged India and Singapore’s long tradition of friendship based on trust and mutual respect, and extensive cooperation across a wide range of areas.”
During the official visit of PM Modi to Singapore in September 2024, it was agreed upon that bilateral relations would be elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), said the statement.
It said that during the September 2025 official visit of PM Wong to India, the two prime ministers “reviewed and expressed satisfaction over the progress in the bilateral relationship”.
The state visit of Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to India took place in January 2025; and the 3rd India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable was held in New Delhi in August 2025. “The ties have developed into an all-round cooperation, including in the areas of political, economic, security, technology, education, people-to-people and cultural links,” said the joint statement.
The India-Singapore CSP is designed to set the vision and direction for the next phase of bilateral relations, and deepen cooperation in eight areas: (i) economic cooperation; (ii) skills development; (iii) digitalisation; (iv) sustainability; (v) connectivity; (vi) healthcare and medicine; (vii) people-to-people and cultural exchanges; and (viii) defence and security cooperation.
One of the key features of the CSP is Singapore’s support for India’s developing semiconductor industry. The statement said that the plan was to: “Support the growth of India’s semiconductor industry and ecosystem, including through cooperation under the India-Singapore Semiconductor Policy Dialogue; facilitating partnerships with Singapore companies; advancing resilient semiconductor supply chains; exploring mutually beneficial research and development collaborations; promoting workforce development; and encouraging business-to-business cooperation through information sharing, exchange of best practices, direct investments, and potential partnerships between Indian and Singapore firms.”
