 Complete the following phrase:  Diplomatic relations between India and Singapore were established on 24 August 1965, fifteen days after the latter became independent. Ever since Singapores independence, both nations have maintained high-level contacts. Between 1966 and 1971 the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew visited India three times 1966, 1970 and 1971. The then-Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi visited Singapore in 1968, as did Indian leader Morarji Desai. Singapore supported Indias bid to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and expand its role and influence in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN. Singapore also supported India in its 