PM Modi arrived in Singapore on Wednesday on the invitation of his counterpart Lawrence Wong ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Strategic Partnership. His visit came after he concluded a "productive" trip to Brunei.
PM Modi will also call on Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and interact with the Singaporean leadership. His visit comes ahead of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of the Strategic Partnership.
PM Modi thanked Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah for inviting him for the first-ever bilateral visit by an Indian leader and extended an invitation to him to visit India. The two leaders also held bilateral talks covering defence, trade and investment, food security, education and more.
PM Modi met the Sultan at the Istana Nurul Iman Palace, which boasts of 22-carat gold adornments, five swimming pools, 1,700 bedrooms, 257 bathrooms and more. He is the first Indian leader to visit Brunei for a bilateral visit as the countries celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties.
This is the first visit of any Prime Minister of India to Brunei...During his visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not only work to further strengthen the relations between India and Brunei...he is also going to do one thing...
PM Modi will become the first Indian leader to embark on a bilateral visit to Brunei on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of India-Brunei ties. He will follow up with a visit to Singapore on September 4 to deepen trade and defence relations.
The Prime Minister said departments have also been instructed to immediately dispatch necessary equipment in floods affected regions of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The IMD has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning in parts of Andhra Pradesh for four days from September 2 to 5.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences for senior journalist Umesh Upadhyay's tragic death. He said that Upadhyay's demise is an irreparable loss for the world of journalism.
According to the railway ministry, the industries of the Meerut region will get a major boost with the advent of swift connectivity to the capital of Uttar Pradesh by Vande Bharat Express train. It will be the first Vande Bharat Express connecting Meerut with Lucknow.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) convened its second meeting in New Delhi today at the Parliament Annexe Building regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. During this meeting, leaders from four Sunni organisations were invited.
PM Modi went on a historic trip to Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, becoming the first Indian leader to visit the war-ravaged countries in over 30 years of diplomatic relations. However, the journey to Kyiv was filled with many challenges for Indian journalists covering the visit.
India and Brunei are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations. The visit comes after Modi embarked on a historic trip to Ukraine, becoming the first Indian PM to arrive in the country after diplomatic relations were established in 1992.
Pakistan has invited PM Modi to Islamabad as it is set to host the SCO heads of government meeting on October 15 -16. Notably, Pakistan downgraded its ties with India after the Indian Parliament abrogated Article 370 granting special status to the erstwhile state of J-K on August 5, 2019.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi skipped the previous Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Kazakhstan on July 3-4, before his visit to Russia. India and Pakistan have a long history of strained relations - particularly over the Kashmir issue.
The 'Modi & US: Progress Together' event will take place on September 22 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New York, which has a capacity of 15,000. However, 24,000 Indian Americans have registered for the community gathering, particularly those from the tri-state area.
PM Modi visited Ukraine on August 23 and reiterated his message of dialogue and diplomacy to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This was his first visit to Kyiv since its independence in 1991 and the PM is one of the few leaders to visit both Russia and Ukraine after the war broke out.
PM disembarked from the Train Force One in Kyiv after a 10-hour train journey from Poland and greeted Ukrainian officials and the Indian diaspora after his arrival. He is the first Indian PM to visit the country after Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
As of August 2023, PM Modi has embarked on 80 foreign trips, including Poland and Ukraine, indicating his focus on enhancing India's global stature. His visit to Ukraine makes him to first Indian PM to arrive in the war-torn country in over 30 years of diplomatic ties.
Prime Minister Modi is the first leader in Indian history to visit Ukraine since establishing diplomatic relations in 1992. He also interacted with the Indian diaspora ahead of high-stakes talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be closely watched by the US and Russia.
PM Modi is visiting Ukraine at the invitation of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and is the first Indian leader in history to visit the war-torn nation. His visit comes at a crucial juncture of the Russia-Ukraine War, as India is likely to assert its policy of dialogue and diplomacy.
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