“In a wide-ranging interview last month, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo spoke about his priorities and motivations behind signature policies such as infrastructure building and labour law reforms. He also talked about how Jakarta manages Sino-US rivalry. Here’s the transcript of the interview.” – Kishore Mahbubani for The Straits Times. The Straits Times, 9 October 2021, …

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“Each of these three principles can help to prevent wars – a matter of great relevance in Asia, where the biggest dangers of major inter-state conflict are to be found.” –  Kishore Mahbubani for The Straits Times.   The Straits Times, 18 September 2021, Asian Insider, pA27 Lianhe Zaobao, 18 September 2021, p14

By Dr Helena Varkkey, Visiting Senior Research Fellow and Dr Michelle Miller, Senior Research Fellow, both from the Asia Research Institute at NUS, together with Associate Professor Alberto Salvo from the Department of Economics at Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS College of Humanities and Sciences. The Business Times, 14 September 2021, p17

India has the potential to become the world’s biggest economy. So what is stopping it? Kishore Mahbubani examines the reasons and offers solutions. Here are edited excerpts from his K.R. Narayanan Birth Centenary lecture earlier this month. The Straits Times, 18 August 2021, Opinion, pA20

“The Biden administration’s commitment to strengthen the rules-based order is laudable and it has no better partners than the EU and Asean. All three parties need to act fast.” – Kishore Mahbubani for The Straits Times.  The Straits Times, 14 August 2021, Asian Insider, pA24

‘Coastal cities have for decades been finding ways to cope with floods, storm surges, subsidence and other disasters, which are worsening with climate change. As Stefan Huebner of the Asia Research Institute at National University of Singapore writes, instead of focusing only on how to control the movement of water, cities should also embrace the …

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Professor Brenda Yeoh has been elected as a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy (BA), in recognition of her international standing for work on ‘migration and development in Asia; migration, family and social reproduction; and transnationalism and cities.’ The BA elects Fellows in recognition of their ‘outstanding contributions to the SHAPE subjects – the social …

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“While a few racist incidents have captured attention. let’s not forget the very Singaporean practice of reaching out to help each other across races.” – Kishore Mahbubani for The Straits Times. The Straits Times, 28 July 2021, Opinion, pA18

“Despite the tensions that arise occasionally, the symbiotic synergy between the two identities is what makes Singapore truly special.” – Kishore Mahbubani for The Strait Times. The Straits Times, 3 July 2021, Asian Insider, pA21

“The Pacific has no need of the destructive militaristic culture of the Atlantic alliance.” – Kishore Mahbubani for The Straits Times.  The Straits Times, 25 June 2021, Opinion, pA20