Updated On: 04 September, 2024 03:50 PM IST | Singapore | mid-day online correspondent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from members of the Indian diaspora as he arrived at a hotel in Singapore on Wednesday. He also tried his hand at playing a dhol as the crowd performed to welcome him

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Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from the members of the Indian diaspora following his arrival at a Singapore hotel on Wednesday, news agency ANI reported.
PM Modi also tried his hands at playing a dhol as the crowd performed to welcome him.
Upon his arrival at the Changai airport from Brunei, PM Modi was welcomed by Indian High Commissioner to Singapore Shilpak Ambule, Singapore`s High Commissioner to India Simon Wong, and other officials.
During his visit, PM Modi and his counterpart Lawrence Wong will review the progress of India-Singapore Strategic Partnership and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated.
During his visit, PM Modi will also call on Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and interact with other leaders as well as business leaders in the country.
Before his visit to Singapore, PM Modi was on an official visit to Brunei. Earlier in the day, PM Modi held "wide ranging" talks with Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah at Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan and discussed ways to further cement bilateral ties between the two countries.
In a post on X, PM Modi stated, "Delighted to meet His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah. Our talks were wide ranging and included ways to further cement bilateral ties between our nations. We are going to further expand trade ties, commercial linkages and people-to-people exchanges."