NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi may not be a scholar like Atal Bihari Vajpayee but he will be very good at implementing ideas and his vision for India, former Singapore PM Goh Chok Tong said on Wednesday.One of the senior-most Singapore politicians, Goh took over as PM from the legendary Lee Kuan Yew in 1990 and remained at the helm for 14 years. As India seeks assistance from Singapore for the PM’s infrastructure push, Goh, currently emeritus senior minister, met Modi to discuss the Indian PM's “vision'' for India.“Vajpayee was like a scholar and shrewd in his policies,'' Goh said after his 45-minute meeting with Modi. “PM Modi did not come across as a scholar but he knows his subjects and he will get things done,'' he added.“Modi is a man of action, full of energy. He can get ideas implemented. There is a sense of purpose about the new government. There are great expectations from him and my only worry is that people may be impatient,'' Goh, who counts Modi as an old friend, said.While discussing Modi's smart city idea, Goh described India and China as two “huge wings'' which could lift the Asian economy. Goh gave a thumbs up to Modi's 100 smart cities project, drawing a parallel with Singapore's own experience with “liveable city''. He suggested though that the figure of 100 made it a daunting task and it may be important to leave some of the work to the states.“In Singapore, the focus was on having a liveable city with good transportation, harmony and power,'' he said, adding that Modi also told him that he planned to turn India into a manufacturing hub. Goh made a strong pitch for India to play a more significant role in Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a proposed FTA between 10 Asean nations and six other countries including India. As many as four Indian CMs visited Singapore recently as the NDA government unveiled its “state focus'' on building business and cultural links with Singapore.Goh was accompanied by minister in the prime minister’s office S Iswaran and minister of state for national development Desmond Lee. Iswaran described the Little India riots last year as an isolated incident and said law abiding foreign workers had nothing to fear in the country.India and Singapore will celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties next year. The main event is expected to be exchange of state visits by Singapore’s President Tony Tan to India and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee to Singapore in 2015. The celebrations will also feature a ‘Festival of Singapore’ in India and the ‘Year of India’ in Singapore.