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Singapore our springboard to the ASEAN region: Piyush Goyal

Updated: Feb 18, 2021 11:46:22am
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Singapore our springboard to the ASEAN region: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Feb 18 (KNN) Minister of Railways; Commerce & Industry; Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal delivered the keynote address on Thursday at India-Singapore CEO Forum.

Inviting businesses from both sides to bring in sparkle into India and Singapore's partnership, he said that ours is a strong & productive partnership, which can be taken to higher levels. The minister said that it is a partnership that will help us become Aatmanirbhar & also give opportunities for us to expand our global footprint.

The union minister urged businesses to look at ways how we can expand the engagement and encourage India's youth to use more innovative technologies. He said India & Singapore are working together in cyber security & disaster relief, and education and skill development can be taken up as pillars where we can work together and learn from Singapore’s experience.

He said that E-Commerce, Fintech, smart manufacturing, healthcare are significant areas where India offers a large market. Working together in these areas can truly transform India's own effort to give the best to our people.

The union minister quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as saying that "Singapore is our springboard to the ASEAN region". He expressed the belief that the new regional order that will emerge, will rest on the strong shoulders of Singapore & India.

He said that through budget 2021-22 and various other measures, Prime Minister has been trying to prepare the country to engage with the world from a position of strength, in the next decade. Similarly, the Singapore budget also this year has focused a lot on transformation and innovation.

He expressed happiness that Singapore and the GIFT city which is our first operational smart city, have tied up with the Singapore exchange to boost international investment in India.

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