Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called upon Prime Minister of Singapore, Lawrence Wong, this afternoon. In a social media post, Mr Pradhan said his visit to India is special, as this year marks the sixtieth year of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore.

He said they held meaningful conversations for expanding bilateral engagements in school education, higher education, vocational education, research, innovation and entrepreneurship. They also agreed to work together for building the capacity of teachers, boosting research prowess and capacity, strengthening the skilling ecosystem and facilitating more student exchanges. Mr Pradhan appreciated Prime Minister Wong’s consistent push to take India-Singapore collaborations to greater heights, particularly in education, skill development, start-ups and frontier research.