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00:00of a data corridor between Gift City and Singapore so that our financial institutions can exchange
00:07data on a safe and trusted basis. Sustainability is a major priority for both India and Singapore
00:15and there too we are working actively to look at whether a corridor for renewable energy
00:21between India and Singapore can be achieved. I'm optimistic for our relations with India.
00:29I'm optimistic because our leaders see eye to eye. We are natural partners as I mentioned
00:35and Singapore is invested in India's ambition to be a developed country by 2047. The eastern
00:47states are a priority for the Indian government. In fact in my last visit to India before I
00:53was President I went to Assam at Prime Minister Modi's suggestion and we are doing some things
00:59in Assam. In particular we had a major involvement in skilling and we are looking at other possibilities.
01:06This time as part of the state visit I'm going to Odisha which has special significance
01:14amongst the eastern states. I know that India has high ambition for Odisha and indeed it
01:20has great promise. The people are hungry, they've got natural advantages and natural
01:25resources and Singapore will look at opportunities from logistics and connectivity to petrochemicals
01:33and other areas. Of course not to forget skilling where we already have been deeply involved
01:40in the World Skills Centre and are now embarked on expanding that relationship. So there will
01:46be many areas to explore including even areas like MRO, maintenance, repair and overhaul
01:54operations for the aerospace sector which shows very significant opportunity in India
02:01including in Odisha. So I go with a business delegation with our eyes open to learn as
02:07much as we can and see where there can be fruitful opportunities for collaboration.
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