This is Tharman Shanmugaratnam's 1st trip to India. He said that the 2 countries are on a new trajectory after upgrading their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
President Shanmugaratnam said that both countries are on a new trajectory of a comprehensive strategic partnership, which was announced during PM Modi’s visit to Singapore last year.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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