At the 19th India-Singapore Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi, both sides reviewed cooperation across eight key sectors under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership roadmap and reaffirmed close coordination on regional and global issues
India and Singapore on Thursday reviewed the progress of bilateral cooperation across the eight key areas outlined by the Roadmap for the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) between the two countries.
The 19th round of India-Singapore Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) was held in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
The Indian delegation was led by Rudrendra Tandon, Secretary (East), MEA and the Singapore delegation was led by Luke Goh, Permanent Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore.
“The two sides reviewed the progress of bilateral cooperation under the eight key areas outlined by the Roadmap for India-Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP Roadmap) that will be taken up under India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR),” the MEA said in a statement.
The two sides also exchanged views on regional and global developments and reaffirmed the importance of close coordination at international and regional fora, including ASEAN, in addressing shared challenges.
India-Singapore relations were elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Singapore in September 2024.
The Roadmap for Comprehensive Strategic Partnership was launched during the visit of Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore to India in September 2025, and covers cooperation in the areas of skills development, economic cooperation, digitalisation, sustainability, connectivity, healthcare and medicine, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and defence and security cooperation,” the MEA said.
During his visit to India, Permanent Secretary Luke Goh also called on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, and Rajiv Mani, Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice.
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