'India-Singapore @60' business session in Singapore marks 60 years of diplomatic ties
On 4 October 2025 in Singapore, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal gave the keynote at the 'India-Singapore @60: Partnership for Growth & Engagement' business session, marking 60 years of India–Singapore diplomatic relations.
Summary
On 4 October 2025 in Singapore, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal gave the keynote address at the 'India-Singapore @60: Partnership for Growth & Engagement' business session, marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore. FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM co-organised it. Singapore was represented by Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State for Trade and Industry. On the sidelines, Goyal met investors and CEOs from Sembcorp, Keppel, Blackstone, TPG, EQT and Schneider Electric. During his three-day visit, he also met Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Istana.
Key facts
- Occasion
- 60 years of India–Singapore diplomatic relations
- Organisers
- FICCI, CII, ASSOCHAM
- Singapore side
- MoS Trade & Industry Gan Siow Huang
- Also
- Goyal met President Tharman Shanmugaratnam at the Istana
Practice MCQs 2 questions
During his visit to Singapore for 'India-Singapore @60' in October 2025, Piyush Goyal met which President of Singapore at the Istana?
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Correct answer: C — Tharman Shanmugaratnam
PIB (Ministry of Commerce): a highlight of the three-day visit was a meeting with H.E. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of the Republic of Singapore, at the Istana.
Consider the following statements about the 'India-Singapore @60' business session of 4 October 2025: 1. It marked the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations and was co-organised by FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM. 2. Singapore was represented at the session by its Prime Minister. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. PIB: the session marked the 60th anniversary of India–Singapore diplomatic relations and was co-organised by FICCI, CII and ASSOCHAM. Singapore was represented by Ms Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State, Ministry of Trade & Industry — not the Prime Minister.