New Delhi [India], January 17 (HBTV): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Thursday in the national capital to discuss the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

The two leaders discussed cooperation in futuristic sectors like semiconductors, digitalisation, skilling, and connectivity, as well as ways to improve collaboration in industry, infrastructure, and culture.

'Earlier this evening, I met the President of Singapore, Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam. We discussed the full range of the India-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. We talked about futuristic sectors like semiconductors, digitalisation, skilling, connectivity, and more. We also spoke on ways to improve cooperation in industry, infrastructure, and culture,' PM Modi stated in a post on X.

Building on their previous discussions in Singapore in September 2024, the two leaders held extensive talks on deepening bilateral cooperation and addressing regional and global challenges of mutual concern. This meeting reflects the continued strengthening of ties between India and Singapore, particularly in the context of India's Act East Policy.

(ANI)