Narendra Modi visit to Singapore
Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Singapore on 23-24 November 2015.
He met with Singapore Prime Minister Le Hisien Loong and held bilateral
talks. Both the countries signed 10 agreements on the occassion of Modi
visit which included cyber security, shipping and civil aviation. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi also met Singapore President Tony Tan Keng and
was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Istana, the official residence and
office of the President. Modi on 24 November attended and addressed the
India-Singapore Economic Convension.
MoUs between Singapore and India
India
and Singapore elevated their ties to the strategic partnership level
and signed bilateral agreements for enhanced defence cooperation and in
areas like cyber security, shipping and civil aviation. The 10 pacts
signed by the two nations included a joint declaration between the two
nations on enhanced defence cooperation, which provides for defence
minister’s dialogue, joint exercises between armed forces, cooperation
between defence industries to identify areas of co-production and
co-development.
Dhanush Missile test fired successfully
The
nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile was successfully test fired
from warship Subhadra, off the Puri coast of Odisha in the Bay of
Bengal. The test was conducted by Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO). The missile has a length of 8.53 meters and is 0.9
meter wide. It is single-stage, liquid propelled which can hit both land
and sea-based targets upto strike range of 350 kms. It is a
surface-to-surface missile and can carry both conventional as well as a
nuclear payload of 500 kg.