Singapore, India to partner on cyber security

Mr Modi, who addressed the crowd in Hindi, spoke about how the late prime minister Lee Kuan Yew transformed Singapore, among other things.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was present at the event.

Afterwards, Emeritus Minister Goh Chok Tong named on Modi. Bilateral pacts were also signed for higher assistance in regions like cultural exchange and urban growth.

The two Prime Ministers affirmed that India and Singapore enjoyed long traditions of friendship based on mutual trust and respect and a shared history. India’s currency must gain more respect at the world level.

In this context, he talked about how he sought the help of leaders of various countries in evacuating Indians from troubled West Asian nations like Yemen, Libya and Iraq.

IE Singapore has partnered over 100 companies in 2015 to explore opportunities across the consumerism, manufacturing and urban solutions sectors in India, such as local businesses like Aalst Chocolate, Bakers’ Heaven and Strontium. “Our agreement to cooperate in cyber security is very important”. Singapore could be among them. Today the world looks towards India with great faith. “They thought I am not experienced enough”.

Prime Minister Modi will also visit the Institute of Technical Education which offers course in vocational study in Singapore.

While the cyber security agreement was signed between the Indian Computer Emergency Team (CERT-IN) and Cyber Security, Malaysia, the one on culture was inked between the ministries of culture of the two countries.

They witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Combating Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors. The diversity that is in India, it is in Singapore but everyone is a Singaporean and is working shoulder to shoulder to build the country.

“I expressed our desire to see enhanced Malaysian participation in areas such as expansion and upgrading of infrastructure, Make in India and Smart Cities projects”, Modi said.

“With each ASEAN member, we have deepening political, security, defence and economic ties”.

The audience at the event, Singapore Welcomes Modi, comprised mainly Indian expatriates living in Singapore.

Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry S Iswaran, while giving the welcome address, lauded the economic cooperation between the two countries. The infrastructure development agreement was signed between India’s NITI Aayog and Malaysia’s Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu).