A day after becoming the first Indian PM to deliver the keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be meeting the United States Defence Secretary Jim Mattis in Singapore on Saturday, 2 June.
Modi on Friday called for equal access at sea and in the air for all Asian countries at the Dialogue, but avoided singling out China's claims to the hotly contested South China Sea.
He also outlined his regional vision at the annual dialogue held in Singapore, as he said, "Singapore is our springboard to the ASEAN. It has been, for centuries, a gateway for India to the broader East."
The Shangri-La Dialogue is being attended by defence chiefs from more than 40 countries, including Jim Mattis.
On Friday, Mattis had reiterated his country's commitment in the Indo-Pacific region.
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