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Innovation is about daring to look at the world differently
K Dinesh •Societal attitudes that discourage questioning, punish failure and judge rather than reward initiative, often kill the spirit of innovation.

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong's siblings fear for safety, denounce him over abuse of power
•A feud between Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his siblings have come out in the open, exposing deep divisions in the first family after they accused the premier of abusing power and exploiting the legacy of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding leader of the city-state.

Arvind Kejriwal's dream of making Delhi 'look like London' should involve all stakeholders and drastic changes
Mahesh •Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will make Delhi “look like London”, if it wins the Delhi Municipal Corporation election to be held in April.

Demonetisation: Why PM Narendra Modi is India's Lee Kuan Yew on adrenalin
Sreemoy Talukdar •What prompted Narendra Modi to usher in such a drastic change at a great risk to his career?

Modi@One: The big change is India has a leader - and a vision we can buy into
Rajeev •Contrary to all the literature which claims Modi is a micro-manager, Year One of his Prime Ministership shows him not as just a manager or micro-manager, but a real leader. He has given India a different vision for the future, and many are buying it

Singapore teenager charged for insulting late founding father Lee Kuan Yew in a video
Fp Archives •A Singapore teenager arrested for posting an expletive-laden YouTube video attacking Christianity and the country's late founding leader Lee Kuan Yew will be charged in court with "wounding" religious feelings

Benevolent autocracy: India is drawing the wrong lesson from Lee Kuan Yew
Vivek •The thing is that one never knows whether an autocrat will turn out to be benevolent or will he turn out to be an out an out dictator, once he starts to rule. That depends on the luck of the draw. Most autocrats usually end up screwing up the economies they rule. This is a simple point that middle class Indian men who want a “benevolent autocrat” to rule this country, need to understand.

Modi's decision to attend Lee Kuan Yew's funeral will cement India-Singapore ties
Rajeev Sharma •PM Modi’s thoughtful gesture of attending Lee Kuan Yew’s funeral service will further cement India-Singapore bilateral ties and bolster India’s Look East policy.

Singaporeans bid final farewell to founding father Lee Kuan Yew
Fp Archives •Booms from a 21-gun salute reverberated around the country's business district, fighter jets flew overhead in a "missing man" formation and two navy ships near the marina made an 'L' 'K' 'Y' signal with their flags as Lee's coffin was taken by gun carriage from the country's parliament to his state funeral.

Singapore's a key pillar of India's Act East Policy: Modi at Lee Kuan Yew's funeral
Fp Archives •Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded Singapore's founder and first premier Lee Kuan Yew as a "global thinker" and said India deeply valued his friendship and his support for its economic progress.



