Singapore DPM Gan Kim Yong calls on President Murmu ahead of 3rd India–Singapore Ministerial Roundtable
A Singapore ministerial delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong called on President Droupadi Murmu on 13 August 2025 while in Delhi for the third India–Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR).
Summary
Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore, led a ministerial delegation that called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 13 August 2025; the delegation was in Delhi for the third meeting of the India–Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR). The President said the India–Singapore Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is flourishing and recalled President Tharman Shanmugaratnam's State Visit earlier in the year, marking 60 years of diplomatic relations. She described Singapore as a key partner in India's Act East Policy, MAHASAGAR Vision and Indo-Pacific Vision.
Key facts
- Date
- 13 Aug 2025, Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Delegation leader
- Gan Kim Yong, DPM and Trade & Industry Minister
- Occasion
- 3rd India–Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR)
- Partnership
- Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
- 2025
- 60 years of diplomatic ties; State Visit of President Tharman Shanmugaratnam
- Frameworks
- Act East Policy, MAHASAGAR Vision, Indo-Pacific Vision
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who led the Singapore ministerial delegation that called on President Droupadi Murmu on 13 August 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Gan Kim Yong
The delegation was led by Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore, who was in Delhi for the third ISMR.
The Singapore delegation that met the President on 13 August 2025 was in Delhi for which edition of the India–Singapore Ministerial Roundtable?
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Correct answer: C — Third
The delegation was in Delhi for the third meeting of the India–Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR).
As recalled when the Singapore delegation called on President Murmu on 13 August 2025, the year 2025 marks how many years of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore?
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Correct answer: B — 60
60 years; President Tharman Shanmugaratnam made a State Visit to India earlier in 2025.