The Presidents of India & Singapore jointly unveiled a logo to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
India-Singapore Relations
- Diplomatic Relations: India was one of the first countries to recognize Singapore’s independence & establish diplomatic relations in 1965.
- Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement was signed in 2005. In 2015 relations were upgraded to a Strategic Partnership which further elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2024.
- Trade: Singapore is India’s 6th largest trade partner (2023-24) with a share of 3.2 % of India’s overall trade. It is India’s largest trade partner in ASEAN (India is net importer).
- Multilateral Cooperation: Both are members of forums like East Asia Summit, G20, Commonwealth, IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association), and IONS (Indian Ocean Naval Symposium).
- Defence Cooperation: India and Singapore hosts’ military exercises ie. Exercise Agni Warrior (Army) & SIMBEX (Navy).
- Indian Diaspora:Indian origin people constitute 9% of Singapore’s population.
- Tamil is one of the four official languages of Singapore.
