Sitharaman-led ministerial delegation meets Singapore PM Lawrence Wong
A high-level Indian ministerial delegation led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral ties across economic, digital, and sustainability sectors under the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable framework.
Why it matters
This meeting reinforces the strategic economic partnership between two major Asian economies, aiming to deepen cooperation in critical areas like digitalization and advanced manufacturing.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman , External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, and MoS for Electronics & IT Jitin Prasada met the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lawrence Wong, on Thursday (August 20, 2026) and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
"The leaders discussed the progress made in implementing the Roadmap for the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and ways to further strengthen bilateral cooperation across economic cooperation, digitalisation, connectivity, skills development and sustainability," the Finance Ministry said in a post on X.
Ms. Sitharaman is leading a ministerial delegation to participate in the 4th India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) on August 19-20.
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