India, Singapore ink MoU on cyber security, public administration

India and Singapore on Friday signed Memorandums of Understandings (MoU) and agreements in the area of cyber security, nursing and personnel management and public administration among others.

Both the countries have signed an implementation agreement between Indian Navy and Singapore Navy concerning mutual coordination, logistics and services support for Naval Ships', Submarines and Naval Aircraft (including Shipborne Aviation Assets) visits.

The two sides have also agreed upon the extension of the MoU between the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India and the Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team (SINGCERT), cyber security agency of Singapore on cooperation in the area of cyber security.

A MoU was also signed between India's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) on cooperation to combat illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors.

Another MoU was signed between the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of India and the Public Service Division of Singapore on cooperation in the field of personnel management and public administration.

A mutual recognition agreement on nursing was also agreed upon.

A MoU was signed between the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and the Monetary Authority of Singapore on the constitution of a Joint Working Group (JWG) on Fintech between Indian and Singapore.

Another MoU was inked between the NITI Aayog and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) on Cooperation in the Field of Planning.

Prime Minister Modi landed in Singapore on Thursday, where he received a rousing welcome from the crowd.

Singapore is the last leg of Prime Minister Modi's visit to three South-East Asian nations- Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Before Singapore, Prime Minister visited Indonesia and Malaysia in a bid to enhance India's relations and engagements with the three countries, who are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).