- Singapore’s Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam is keen on building relationship with the new government, specially Mr.Modi’s mantra on building of “smart cities”
- After China, Russia and France relations, government is looking at building India-Singapore bilateral relationships
- Mr. Shanmugam will take up topics about urban planning, water and waste management issues, where Singaporean expertise will help renew the city’s infrastructure, Singapore has also helped in Mumbai port infrastructure
- Singapore High Commissioner Lim Thuan Kuan told that “India is like a fast train that everybody wants to get into” during Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu’s visit to Singapore
- India’s highest source of FDI is from Singapore investing around $ 6 billion in 2013-14
- Mr.Shanmugam will also meet Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/singapore-minister-will-focus-on-modis-smart-cities-plan/article6164905.ece
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