India
Singapore and India share a longstanding and evolving relationship anchored in a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), underpinned by strong economic, political, defence and people-to-people ties. Our economic partnership is supported by the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) and ASEAN-India economic agreements.
Last updated on 12 November 2026
Singapore-India Economic Relations
3rd ISMR held in New Delhi.
Singapore and India established diplomatic ties in 1965. Our relationship has progressively deepened and was upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) in 2025, reflecting our expanded cooperation across trade and investment, digitalisation, advanced manufacturing, sustainability, defence, and skills development.
Our partnership with India is supported by regular high-level engagements, including the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR).
Bilateral Agreements involving India
India–Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA)
The CECA facilitates trade in goods and services, and investments between Singapore and India, strengthening economic ties by providing preferential market access, reducing tariffs, and creating opportunities for businesses and professionals.
Plurilateral Agreements involving India
ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA)
The ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement facilitates trade in goods between ASEAN Member States and India through preferential tariff treatment and improved market access.
ASEAN–India Trade in Services Agreement
The ASEAN–India Trade in Services Agreement enhances market access and provides greater certainty for service suppliers in ASEAN and India across a range of services sectors.
ASEAN–India Investment Agreement
The ASEAN–India Investment Agreement promotes and facilitates cross-border investment by providing a more transparent, predictable and conducive investment environment between ASEAN and India.
International Platforms involving India
ASEAN–India Summit
The ASEAN–India Summit is an annual diplomatic forum that serves as the highest institutional mechanism driving relations between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It gathers the heads of state or government from India and the 11 ASEAN member states to review and steer cooperation across political-security, economic, and socio-cultural domains.
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) provides a platform for countries in the region to collaborate on advancing resilient, sustainable, and inclusive economic growth, and aims to contribute to cooperation, stability, and prosperity in the region.