On Monday, Secretary East of the Ministry of External Affairs, Jaideep Mazumdar, met with Luke Goh, Permanent Secretary for Law and Second Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, in New Delhi. The meeting focused on bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest between the two nations.

The Ministry of External Affairs’ official spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, took to social media platform X to share details of the meeting. "Secy (East) @JaideepMazumder met Permanent Secretary for Law and Second Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, Luke Goh in New Delhi today. Discussions covered bilateral, regional and important international issues of mutual interest," Jaiswal posted.

This meeting follows earlier discussions between the two countries. In July, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with his Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan, on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting in Vientiane, Laos. During that meeting, Jaishankar expressed his gratitude to Singapore for its role in steering ASEAN-India relations over the past three years as the Country Coordinator. "Great conversation with dear friend FM @VivianBala of Singapore. Thank Singapore for steering ASEAN-India relations in the last three years as Country Coordinator. We spoke about creating a new agenda for our bilateral ties. Also appreciated his thoughts on the current geopolitical situation," Jaishankar stated on X.

In addition to these diplomatic exchanges, Singapore's High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, has also expressed strong support for India's future prospects. Following President Draupadi Murmu's address to a joint session of Parliament on June 27, Wong took to X to commend India, stating, "Attended Hon'ble President Draupadi Murmu address to both Houses of Parliament this AM w fellow HOMs. This is indeed India's Century! Singapore looks fwd to taking our excellent bilat rlns to even great heights. Jai Hind!" Wong and his delegation attended the session and shared several moments from inside the Parliament, including a selfie with fellow diplomats.

President Murmu’s address marked her first to the joint sitting of Parliament following the formation of the third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.

India and Singapore share a strong history rooted in commercial, cultural, and people-to-people links that span over a millennium, as highlighted by the Indian High Commission in Singapore. The bilateral relationship is built on shared values, economic opportunities, cultural ties, and a convergence of interests on key global issues.

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