Jaishankar visits Singapore, reviews outcomes of PM's visit and ISMR
On 13 July 2025 in Singapore, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar called on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and met Deputy PM Gan Kim Yong and Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
Summary
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar visited Singapore on 13 July 2025, calling on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and meeting Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade & Industry Gan Kim Yong and Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan, the MEA said. The two sides reviewed progress on the outcomes of the Prime Minister's visit and the 2nd round of the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR), covering investments, industrial parks, semiconductors, infrastructure, skill development and connectivity, and exchanged views on ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific. Jaishankar also met Teo Chee Hean, Chairman-designate of Temasek Holdings, on Temasek expanding investments in India. The visit was the first leg of his 13â15 July tour, which continued to China for the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers' meeting in Tianjin. The ISMR's inaugural meeting was held in New Delhi on 17 September 2022.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 13 July 2025, Singapore
- Called on
- President Tharman Shanmugaratnam
- Met
- DPM & Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong; Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan; Teo Chee Hean (Chairman-designate, Temasek)
- Reviewed
- PM's visit outcomes and 2nd ISMR: investments, industrial parks, semiconductors, infrastructure, skills, connectivity
- Onward
- China, SCO Council of Foreign Ministers in Tianjin (13â15 July tour)
- ISMR (static)
- Inaugural meeting 17 September 2022, New Delhi
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Whom did External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar call on during his visit to Singapore on 13 July 2025?
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Correct answer: C â President Tharman Shanmugaratnam
MEA: during the visit, EAM called on President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam and met DPM Gan Kim Yong and FM Vivian Balakrishnan.
The inaugural meeting of the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR), whose outcomes were reviewed during Jaishankar's July 2025 visit, was held in:
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Correct answer: A â New Delhi, September 2022
MEA bilateral brief: the inaugural meeting of the ISMR took place on 17 September 2022 in New Delhi.
After Singapore, Jaishankar's 13â15 July 2025 tour took him to which city for the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers' meeting?
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Correct answer: C â Tianjin
MEA (12 July 2025): EAM will visit China to participate in the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers' Meeting being held in Tianjin.