Defence

ASEAN INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE (AIME-2023)

Indian Naval Ships Satpura and Delhi with RAdm Gurcharan Singh, the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet embarked onboard arrived at Singapore on 01 May 2023 to participate in the Inaugural ASEAN India Maritime Exercise (AIME-2023) scheduled from 02 to 08 May 2023. […]

Foreign Relations

India-Singapore Ministerial delegation meets PM Modi

A Joint India-Singapore Ministerial delegation, comprising Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Singapore Mr. Lawrence Wong, Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore, Mr. Gan Kim Yong and Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister of India, called on the Prime Minister today […]

Foreign Relations

Singapore awards Ex-CNS of Indian Navy

The award is a recognition of strong bilateral defence ties between India and Singapore as well as stellar contribution of Adm Sunil Lanba to strengthen the engagements between the two Navies. During his tenure as the Chief of Naval Staff, the Indian Navy hosted the 25th edition of Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) at Visakhapatnam in Oct 2018. Adm Sunil Lanba (Retd) fondly recalled having hosted Dr Ng Eng Hen, Defence Minister of Singapore along with Rear Adm Lue Chuan Hong, the then Chief of Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy onboard INS Shakti for the concluding day of the Sea Phase of the Exercise. During the sea phase the Defence Minister of Singapore and other dignitaries witnessed, first hand, the level of interoperability achieved by the two Navies wherein high end operational manoeuvres including live missile firings were executed successfully by participating ships, aircraft and submarines of both navies. Under the leadership of Adm Sunil Lanba, several milestone defence agreements were also signed between the two Navies, including the Bilateral Agreement on Navy Cooperation and Mutual Logistics Support Agreement. Adm Lanba also hosted the inaugural Goa Maritime Conclave in 2017, in which Singapore is one of the participants. During his term as the Chief of Naval Staff, Adm Lanba had attended the International Maritime Review (IMR) commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), the International Maritime and Defence Expo (IMDEX) and the International Maritime Security Conference, co-hosted by the RSN alongside IMDEX-Asia in May 2017.

During his visit to Singapore to receive the Award, Adm Sunil Lanba (Retd) also held interactions with Lt Gen Melvyn Ong, Chief of Defence Force, Singapore Armed Forces and Rear Adm Aaron Beng, Chief of Navy, Republic of Singapore Navy. During these interactions, Adm Lanba complimented the leadership of Singapore for sustaining the momentum of bilateral engagements and shared views on new avenues of cooperation.

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Foreign Relations

16th India-Singapore Foreign Office Consultations

The 16th Foreign Office Consultations between India and Singapore were held in Singapore and were co-chaired by Shri Saurabh Kumar, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, India and Mr. Albert Chua, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore […]

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The 9th ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crimes held

The 9th ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crimes (SOMTC) was held in a virtual mode on 20 July 2022. The Consultation was co-chaired by Shri Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism), Ministry of External Affairs, from the Indian side, and Mr. Puah Kok Keong, Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore, from the ASEAN side. […]

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Maliki Osman, Minister, PMO Singapore calls on Union Minister

Union Minister Shri Anurag Singh Thakur today met Dr. Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Education & Foreign Affairs in the Government of Singapore. The Ministers discussed various issues related to Digital Media, Youth Exchanges, and bilateral relations. […]

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India signs 13 FTAs with its trading partners

So far, India has signed 13 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with its trading partners, including the 3 agreements, namely India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA), India-UAE Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (CEPA), and India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) signed during the last five years. […]

Business

Promote Khadi textiles and modernize the Khadi Industry

With a view to promote Khadi textiles and modernize the Khadi Industry, Ministry of MSME, through Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has over the years taken various initiatives through various Technological Institutions of national repute and already disseminated those developed technologies in the past, as a regular activity. […]

Business

53rd IHGF Delhi Fair 2022 organized by EPCH

The 53rd edition of one of the world’s largest handicrafts fairs – the IHGF-Delhi fair will open to overseas buyers, buying and sourcing professionals as well as large domestic volume retail buyers on 30th March 2022 in India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida. […]

Foreign Relations

LCA TEJAS TO PARTICIPATE IN SINGAPORE AIR SHOW -2022

A 44 member contingent of Indian Air Force reached Changi International Airport in Singapore today to participate in the ‘Singapore Air Show-2022’. The Air Show will be held from 15th to 18th February 2022. Singapore Air Show is a biennial event which provides a platform for the Global Aviation Industry to showcase their products. […]

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India-ASEAN Digital Work Plan 2022

India-ASEAN Digital Work Plan 2022 approved at 2nd ASEAN Digital Ministers (ADGMIN) meeting; ‘ICTs strengthen democratic systems and institutions through enhanced engagement between citizens and the state’: Shri Devusinh Chauhan […]