To pursue this goal, relations with countries like Singapore are key for India. The two countries elevated diplomatic ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership when Mr Modi visited Singapore last year, and during Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s official visit to New Delhi in September this year, the two leaders announced a roadmap for closer cooperation.
There are three key ways in which Singapore’s interests and India’s broader goals fit.
“MULTI-ALIGNMENT” STRATEGY
First, India has long sought not just a multipolar world but a multipolar Asia, where no one power dominates the region. In this regard, China poses the key challenge to India directly across their shared border.
