As both nations are trade and export-oriented economies, safe sea lines of communication and freedom of navigation are crucial to them, she said.
China’s “growing capability to project power” has consequences for Asia, as well as Sweden and Europe, and there needs to be a global commitment to safeguarding the rules-based international order.
“It is clear the geopolitical centre of gravity has shifted eastwards,” Ms Malmer Stenergard said, adding that India, as an economic and innovation powerhouse, will have an essential role to play in addressing global challenges.
“In the lndo-Pacific, we will rely on India to remain a defender of democracy, multilateralism, and the UN Charter.”
Turning to defence cooperation with Singapore, she said this could also increase Sweden’s own capabilities.
“One reason for this is that the maritime operation environment – the seabed and the undersea topography – in these waters is very similar to the Baltic Sea.
“Thus, despite being a world apart, even our geography is not as different as one might think.”
On the last day of his visit, the King also visited PSA International and Pasir Panjang Terminal to see both existing and prospective collaborations between Swedish companies and the maritime industry here.
He was then hosted to lunch and a panel discussion by Nanyang Technological University that revolved around the impact and opportunities of artificial intelligence (AI).
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