When Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal staged a dharna a few metres away from Parliament House boldly declared that he considered himself an “anarchist”, was he making an ill-considered remark or was it a well-thought-out response? If it was the latter he should reconsider whether he wants to be in government and in the chief minister’s chair… …
At a time when the deep, extensive, long-existing but latent relationships between Arabia and Asia are undergoing a resurgence due to the changing geopolitics of the world, the newly launched Professorship in Arabia Asia Studies at NUS will spur much-needed scholarship and offer important insights into the linkages between Arabia and Asia. NUS News, 6 …
A $3 million donation from a businessman from Saudi Arabia will see the National University of Singapore (NUS) promote research into the Arabian peninsula and its links to the rest of Asia. AsiaOne online, 6 January 2014 more media coverage The Straits Times, 4 January 2014, pB16 The Business Times, 4 January 2014, p15 The …
Prof Robin Jeffrey and Dr Ronojoy Sen from the Institute of South Asian Studies at NUS analysed the results of the recent four state elections in India and how it reflects some key social and demographic changes in the country. The Business Times, 17 Dec 2013, p19
Dr Ronojoy Sen, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies, and Asia Research Institute at NUS said that the recently announced results of the five state elections in India presented a bleak picture for the Congress party that leads the country’s coalition government. TODAY, 20 December 2013, p20
In their best dresses and polo tees, about 40 children gathered at Ms Ristanti Ningrum’s house one hot and dusty weekday afternoon, eagerly waiting for “Ceria” to open. “Ceria” – which means happiness in Bahasa Indonesia – is a small library, the first in the East Java village of Desa Bader. It was set up …
Enough and more have been said about Sachin Tendulkar’s extraordinary career and equally remarkable farewell at Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium on Saturday. But as the reality that Sachin will no longer be a part of the Indian cricket team sinks in, one can’t help but marvel at how perfect an ending it was for the man …
In an interview given on 2 October 2013 to the Turkish newspaper ‘Birgün’, Prof Prasenjit Duara, a distinguished historian of China, talks about current neoliberal transformations of the economic and political landscape of Asia. Firstly commenting on emerging cleavages in the Communist Party of China between the party’s left wing and those members of the …
Professor Chua Beng Huat noted the move to mix all public housing types — one-room, three-room and above — so no ghetto developed had the unintended consequence of making inequality “invisible”. This, he said, resulted in a “neglect” of the “idea of poverty” until recently, when the inequality problem grew more pronounced. By Elgin Toh …
To what extent has Singapore’s society embrace multiculturalism? A recent survey reflecting Singaporeans attitude shows a conflicting picture. So, what are the fault lines and is racial integration achievable? Sg+ takes a critical look on multiculturalism in Singapore… Sg+ is a weekly current affairs programme that will examine complex long-term issues facing Singapore as we redefine …
