Singapore: Singapore's ties with India are hugely important and continue to grow with a lot of prospects for bilateral cooperation, former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Friday.


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"Going forward, I see a lot of prospects for both countries," said Goh on the sidelines of a book release on diplomatic relations between Singapore and India.


"India has an activist Prime Minister. Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi has been travelling everywhere and is very keen on promoting relations...And of course India and Singapore would be special from our point of view," Goh, who holds the honorary title of "Emeritus Senior Minister", said.


"So we welcome more Indian interaction with the Singapore business people. But beyond businesses is the cultural and people ties which are very important," he was quoted as saying by the Channel News Asia.


Goh said when he was Prime Minister, he saw the potential of the Singapore-India relationship in terms of trade, investment and cultural ties.


Goh, who was second Prime Minister of Singapore, introduced the Institute of South Asian Studies' commemorative book on 50 years of diplomatic relations, titled 'Singapore-India: Towards a Shared Future'.


Singapore's ties with India are hugely important and continue to grow with a lot of prospects for bilateral cooperation, he said.


The book was earlier launched by Singapore's President Tony Tan Keng Yam during his state visit to India in February.


The book looks at how trade, colonial rule and the movement of people provided the basis for a long-standing partnership.