Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam during a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Singapore is exploring new initiatives like manufacturing of semiconductors and building a semiconductor ecosystem in India apart from participating in the creation of new generation of technological solutions, the city-State’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Thursday. The visiting dignitary recounted his 2022 visit to India as the Senior Minister of Singapore when he toured Assam and announced that this time he is focusing on Odisha. “We will never forget India was one of the first countries to recognise Singapore’s independence in 1965. It’s a natural partnership between a small country — Singapore — and a very large country — India. In a whole range of areas, our business relationships are thriving,” said President Shanmugaratnam highlighting that Singapore is the “largest investor in India for many years now”. “We are also exploring other initiatives in the digital space. We are exploring possibility of a data corridor between Gift …