'... we are confident that the ties between Singapore and India will continue to flourish.' — Neil Parekh, SICCI chairman
SINGAPORE: At the centennial celebration of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on May 4 , Mr Neil Parekh, the organization’s chairman, expressed confidence that under the incoming Prime Minister, relations between Singapore and India will continue to do well.
“This is all the more so since DPM Lawrence Wong co-chaired the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable, which has set the stage and the tone for long-term ties between our two countries.”Mrs Jane Ittogi Shanmugaratnam, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung, Minister of State Associate Professor Faishal Ibrahim, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Eric Chua, and the Board of Directors of SICCI were also present.
Mr Parekh, a partner at Tikehau Capital, was also selected as a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore in July 2023 and served as a director at Elevandi, a non-profit organisation set up by the Monetary Authority of Singapore .
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