There is a small community of Singaporeans in India, consisting largely of expatriate professionals from Singapore and their families as well as international students at Indian universities, including the citizens of India who identify themselves to be of Singaporean descent.
With India following in China's footsteps as an economic powerhouse, many Singaporeans have been relocating there, mostly to Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi.
In 2005, the Indian High Commission issued 60,000 business and travel visas to Singaporeans.
It is estimated that the number of Singaporeans working in India has gone up by about 20 per cent annually in the last three to five years.
In 2007, 91 students from the Singapore Management University (SMU) migrated to India for such internships.