Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President of Singapore Halimah Yacob at the Istana.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Singapore as part of his five-day three-nation South-East Asia visit, met President Halimah Yacob at the Istana. Earlier in the day, PM Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Istana, the office of the President of the Republic of Singapore. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was also present during the event. Later the day, PM Modi will on Friday deliver the keynote address at the strategically important Shangri- La Dialogue in Singapore. Notably, PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to deliver the keynote address at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue. Prime Minister Modi is also scheduled to hold talks with his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong.
PM Modi will also visit the Singapore Botanic Gardens where an orchid will be named in his honour. He will also be visiting the Nanyang Technical University as per his official schedule.
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09:00 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President of Singapore Halimah Yacob at the Istana.
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08:47 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a ceremonial welcome at the Istana, the office of the President of the Republic of Singapore. Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong also present.
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Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Modi visited the India-Singapore Enterprise and Innovation Exhibition at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre and also viewed an exhibition of 30 startups from the two countries. The day-long exhibition, titled InSpreneur 2.0, is an initiative led by the Indian High Commission in Singapore.
While addressing the community-cum-business event named 'Anushasan' on Thursday at the Marina Bay Sand on Thursday, Prime Minister Modi termed India-Singapore’s bilateral relationship as “warmest and closest”. He also said that Singapore had become a partner and bridge between India and ASEAN". Addressing the Indian diaspora in Singapore, PM Modi said, "The course of India's centuries-old Silk route also ran through Singapore. The human link is deep and enduring, which lives in the Singaporean Indians."
Earlier the Prime Minister visited Indonesia and Malaysia in the first leg of his five-day South-East Asia visit.