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7,000 Syrians 'tortured, the report by The International Air Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his
executed' in detention Transport Association (IATA) said. India Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien
will have 275 million new passengers Loong. The ten pacts signed by the two
Up to 7,000 Syrians who died in state for a total of 378 million till 2034. China sides included a joint declaration by the
detention centres were tortured, mis- is expected to have 758 million new two Prime Ministers on a strategic
treated or executed, according to a passengers for a total of 1.196 billion, partnership.
leading human rights group, which has while the US will have 523 million new
said holding officials to account should passengers for a total of 1.156 billion. "India and Singapore elevate their bi-
be central to peace efforts. lateral relations to a strategic partner-
In terms of routes, Asian, South Ameri- ship to deepen and broaden engage-
Human Rights Watch has identified 19 can and African destinations will see ment in existing areas of cooperation
victims from a mass collection of pho- the fastest growth, reflecting eco- and catalyse new ones ranging from
tographs known as the 'Caesar files', nomic and demographic growth in political, defence and security coopera-
which were released by a military de- those markets, the report said. Indo- tion to economic, cultural and people-
fector who chronicled deaths in Syrian nesia-East Timor will be the fastest to-people contact. The strategic part-
regime custody for more than two growing route, at 13.9 per cent, fol- nership is also a framework to contrib-
years. lowed by India-Hong Kong at 10.4 per ute to greater regional stability and
cent. growth," the joint declaration said.
Details of the deaths shed new light on
the conditions endured by detainees in "The demand for air transport contin- The other pacts included an agree-
at least five government-run detention ues to grow. There is much work to be ment between the two countries on
centres, which are thought to have done to prepare for the 7 billion pas- enhanced defence cooperation, which
held at least 117,000 people since anti- sengers expected to take the skies in provides for defence ministers' dia-
regime protests broke out in March 2034," said Tony Tyler, IATA's Director logue, joint exercises between armed
2011. General and CEO. forces, cooperation between defence
industries to identify areas of co-pro-
India to be third largest India, Singapore ink 10 duction and co-development.
aviation market by 2026 pacts, lifts ties to strategic
partnership World's biggest clone fac-
India will displace the United Kingdom tory coming up in China
as the third-largest market by 2026 by India and Singapore has recently el-
passenger traffic, a new study said. evated their ties to the 'strategic part- The world's largest animal cloning fac-
nership' level and signed bilateral tory is under construction in China,
India will also be the third fastest avia- agreements for enhanced defence co- with plans to churn out dogs, horses
tion market in terms of new passenger operation and in areas like cyber secu- and up to a million beef cattle a year,
addition, behind only China and US, rity, shipping and civil aviation after reports said, prompting online fears
recently.
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