India, Sept. 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called Singapore "a strong pillar of Act East Policy" as he lauded the strengthening cooperation between the two countries on artificial intelligence and semiconductors.

PM Modi said that the bilateral relations between the two Asian nations "go far beyond diplomacy" and thanked his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong for their sympathy towards the victims of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.

"Singapore is a strong pillar of our Act East Policy," PM Modi said during the joint statement. He said, "We share common concerns regarding terrorism. We believe that fighting against terrorism with unity is the duty of all humanitarian countries."

The Prime Minister's remark comes a...