Part of International Relations — India and the World. Common notes for UPSC Mains GS-II.
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📌 Background & Key Features
Strategic Partnership; Singapore is India’s gateway for FDI into ASEAN and a top source of investment into India (via CECA, 2005).
Close defence ties (Exercise Bold Kurukshetra, air force exercises) and Singapore’s role as a financial/fintech hub for India’s UPI international expansion.
📰 Current Affairs Linkage (2025-26)
UPI’s linkage with Singapore’s PayNow (2023) continues to be cited as a flagship digital-diplomacy success story under Act East.
