The 4th Meeting of the India–Singapore Joint Working Group on Trade & Investment (JWGTI) was held at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, on 14th August 2025. The India-Singapore JWGTI Meeting 2025 focused on deepening bilateral trade and investment ties, identifying priority sectors for greater alignment, improving logistics and supply chains. India-Singapore partnership marks 60 years of diplomatic relations and 20 years of Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). The CECA, signed in 2005, was the first comprehensive trade agreement India entered into with any partner and Singapore’s first such pact with a South Asian country.
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4th India-Singapore Joint Working Group on Trade & Investment Meeting held in New Delhi
The 4th India-Singapore Joint Working Group on Trade & Investment (JWGTI) meeting was hosted by India at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, on 14th August 2025.
The 4th India-Singapore JWGTI meeting 2025 reviewed ongoing collaboration in areas such as the semiconductor sector and digitalisation of trade, and explored potential partnerships in skills development, capacity building, and other emerging sectors for mutual benefit. Both sides agreed on the importance of more frequent engagements to translate these opportunities into concrete outcomes.
The JWGTI meeting 2025 followed the 3rd India–Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) held a day earlier.
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The year 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore, as well as the 20th anniversary of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA). The CECA, signed in 2005, was the first comprehensive trade agreement India entered into with any partner and Singapore’s first such pact with a South Asian country.
Co-chairmanship of the 4th India-Singapore JWGTI Meeting
The fourth meeting of India-Singapore JWGTI meeting was co-chaired by Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry Rajesh Agrawal and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore, Dr. Beh Swan Gin.
Key focus areas of 4th India-Singapore JWGTI Meeting
The 4th Meeting of the India–Singapore Joint Working Group on Trade & Investment (JWGTI) focused on deepening bilateral trade and investment ties, identifying priority sectors for greater alignment, improving logistics and supply chains, streamlining regulatory frameworks, and exploring ways to facilitate cross-border trade.
India-Singapore Bilateral Trade
Singapore is India’s largest trading partner within ASEAN, with total bilateral trade of USD 34.26 billion during 2024–25. It is also India’s second-largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), with equity inflows of USD 163.85 billion (INR 11,24,509.65 crore) between April 2000 and July 2024, accounting for about 24% of India’s cumulative inflows.
Static Current Affairs related to Singapore for upcoming exams
- Capital city: Singapore
- Official languages: English; Malay; Mandarin & Tamil
- National language: Malay
- President: Tharman Shanmugaratnam
- Prime Minister: Lawrence Wong
- Total Population 2024 estimate: 6,040,000 (113th)
- Currency: Singapore dollar (S$) (SGD)
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