India and Singapore relations are characterized by regular high-level contacts.  Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew visited India in December 2009, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in March 2010 and Foreign Minister George Yeo visited parts of Tamil Nadu in May 2010. He thereafter was in New Delhi in August 2010 for the Nalanda Mentor Group meeting and in February 2011 for the meeting of the Interim Governor Board of Nalanda University. Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang visited Delhi in May 2010 to launch the 2nd Review of Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA); Minster for Education and Second Minister for Defence Dr. Ng Eng Hen visited New Delhi from 18-20 May 2010; and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Teo Chee Hean visited Delhi in October 2010 for the Commonwealth Games in his capacity as President of the Singapore National Olympic Council.   EAM visited Singapore for a bilateral visit in March 2010, Minister for HRD in April 2010, Commerce and Industry Minister in January 2011 for the “India Show” event, NSA in June 2010 for the Shangri-La Dialogue and Minister for Law and Justice in September 2010. 

Visits at the Prime Ministerial Level remains an important item in the bilateral agenda. PM visited Singapore in November 2007 for the 6th ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits. PM Lee visited India last in June 2005.

Singapore has played an important role in reconnecting us to South East Asia. Singapore has been amongst India’s strong supporters in South-East Asia, paving the way for our membership of ARF and EAS and engagement with ASEAN.  As pluralistic societies with market economies, the two countries share similar concern on the challenges posed by terrorism and extremism and have found it mutually beneficial to evolve a broad framework of security cooperation.