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India and Singapore are working to strengthen their strategic partnership through high-level ministerial discussions covering trade, technology, investment and connectivity.
The fourth India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable is being held in Singapore on August 20, 2026. The meeting brings together senior ministers from both countries to review progress under the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Roadmap and identify new areas of cooperation.
India’s delegation includes External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada.
Six priority areas under discussion
The talks are focused on six major sectors:
Advanced manufacturing.
Connectivity.
Digitalisation.
Healthcare and medicine.
Skills development.
Sustainability.
These areas are important for...
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The proposed agreements could give...
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