PM Modi visits Malaysia and Singapore on ASEAN tour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Indonesia yesterday where he held a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and signed a number of MoUs. His visit to the three countries is aimed at boosting India’s Act East Policy.

He will be stopping in Kuala Lumpur, where Modi will be holding a meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Bin Mohamad following which he will leave for Singapore.

The Prime Minister will make a trip to the India-Singapore Enterprise and Innovation Exhibitions at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre where he will also address a business and community events.

PM Modi had said India a strong relationship with Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia and that his visit would provide a further boost to the country’s Act East Policy.

PM @narendramodi arrives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on leg 2 of his 3- nation visit. PM will meet Malaysian PM Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamed. Malaysia is a strategic partner and a priority country in our Act East Policy. pic.twitter.com/vxpx1DyuOC

— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) May 31, 2018

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar emphasized that Malaysia is a strategic partner and a priority country. He made the statement via Twitter where he also posted pictures of the prime minister’s arrival at Kuala Lumpur.

India’s High Commissioner to Singapore Jawed Ashraf said the visit is important at many levels. He further confirmed that PM Modi would be delivering the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue and that he is doing this at a very significant time for the region.

India has been intensely engaged as a part of PM's Act East policy in the region. There is great deal of anticipation&expectation in Singapore, in the region&around the world on what PM's vision is about Indo-pacific region: Jawed Ashraf, India's High Commissioner to Singapore pic.twitter.com/sMmoZC5DAQ

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2018

Modi left for Singapore after his second leg of his three-nation tour.

Glad to have met Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. I thank him for the warm welcome. We had productive discussions on further cementing India-Malaysia ties. @chedetofficial pic.twitter.com/o8n7aMMS7e

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 31, 2018

PM Modi then arrived in Singapore on his official bilateral visit on the third and final leg of his three-nation visit.

Prime Minister Modi was warmly welcomed by the people of the Indian community on his arrival at Singapore after visiting Malaysia.

PM @narendramodi arrives in Singapore on an official bilateral visit on the third and final leg of his three-nation visit. Apart from meeting the top leadership of Singapore, he would also deliver the keynote address at the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue. pic.twitter.com/LWeVIbfdk1

— Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) May 31, 2018

The Indian community accorded a warm welcome to PM @narendramodi in Singapore. The Prime Minister would be joining a wide range of programmes during his Singapore visit. pic.twitter.com/KHz656LWj2

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) May 31, 2018

Relations between India and Singapore are among the warmest and closest, says PM Modi at a business and community event in Singapore.

We are strongly focussed on financial inclusion. In 3 yrs, we've opened 316 million bank accounts for those who never had one. It is a new source of dignity for every citizen. More than $12 billion have been deposited in these accounts: PM Narendra Modi in #Singapore. pic.twitter.com/6z01VfCWQc

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2018

Image Source – the Indian express, Twitter