India on our minds / foreword by Goh Chok Tong ; essays by Tharman Shanmugaratnam and 50 Singaporean friends of India ; editors, Tommy Koh, Hernaikh Singh.
Machine generated contents note: 50. India and the RCEP: Time to Reconsider / 1. India's Early Trade with Singapore and Southeast Asia / Tham Siew Yean. 2. Red Ambassador, Parathas and Other Joys / Eirliani Abdul Rahman -- 3. The Global Plot behind the 1915 Singapore Sepoy Mutiny / Umej Bhatia -- 4. A Novelist's Understanding of India / Meira Chand -- 5. A Journey No Longer at Sea... Singapore's Tamil Narrative / Arun Mahizhnan -- 6. Gujarati Shia Muslims of Singapore / Mustafa Izzuddin -- 7. In Search of India's Indic Past / K. Kesavapany -- 8. Joys and Sorrows of Investing in India / Sat Pal Khattar -- 9. Buddhist Links between India and Singapore/Southeast Asia / Gauri Parimoo Krishnan -- 10. India's Economic Liberalisation: The Elephant and the Lion / M. Rajaram -- 11. My Indianisation / Ma Swan Hoo -- 12. Singapore's Pre-colonial Ties with India / Sureshkumar Muthukumaran -- 13. An Extraordinary Affair / Uma Rajan -- 14. Nalanda University in India: Reviving Ancient Glory / Hernaikh Singh -- 15. Singapore-India Links through Hinduism / Vineeta Sinha -- 16. Madame High Commissioner / Karen Tan -- 17. Historical Ties between India and Singapore / Tan Tai Yong -- 18. Singapore-India Defence Relations: The Singapore Perspective / Jonathan Tow -- 19. Remembering the India Connection / Walter Woon -- Section II Thinking About The Present -- 20. India is an Enigma / Zulkifli Baharudin -- 21. India's Business Environment as Seen by the Singapore Private Sector / Gautam Banerjee -- 22. India's Challenges / Manu Bhaskaran -- 23. Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Thinking of India / Lawrence Boo -- 24. A Country of Contrasts: A Young Singaporean's Perspective of India / Chan Jia Hao -- 25. Heavenly Tryst Postponed: Amaravati and Beyond / Francis Chong -- 26. Singapore-India Cultural Collaborations / Rosa Daniel -- 27. Financial System's Linkages between Singapore and India / Piyush Gupta -- 28. Why India's Economy Has Fallen so Far behind China's / Vikram Khanna -- 29. Culture Hopping from One Democracy to Another / Asad Latif -- 30. The Indo-Pacific -- Eye of the Beholder / Lim Thuan Kuan -- 31. Vocational and Technical Education / N. Varaprasad -- 32. Evolution of ASEAN-India Relations / Ong Keng Yong -- 33. How Singaporeans Perceive Indians / Gopinath Pillai -- 34. India-Singapore CECA / Leena Pinsler -- 35. The Diaspora, India's Development and Foreign Policy Goals / Rajesh Rai -- 36. One Family, the Challenges Notwithstanding / Zainul Abidin Rasheed -- 37. Hard Realities of India's Soft Power / Viswa Sadasivan -- 38. India and the Asia-Pacific / See Chak Mun -- 39. India Loved and Unloved: Reflections from a Distance / Kirpal Singh -- 40. India's Foreign Policy: New Directions / Sinderpal Singh -- 41. The Indian Economy: Improving Competitiveness, Reducing Debt and Enhancing Productivity / Tan Khee Giap -- 42. Understanding Politics in India / Ravi Velloor -- 43. Business Ties between India and Singapore / Benjamin Yap -- Section III Thinking About The Future -- 44. The India of My Dreams / Tommy Koh -- 45. India: A Brave and Imaginative Superpower? / Kishore Mahbubani -- 46. India's Aspiration of Growing into a Manufacturing Power / Dipinder S. Randhawa -- 47. Achieving Inclusive Prosperity in India: Tackling the Fundamentals / Tharman Shanmugaratnam -- 48. India and Southeast Asia: The Unfinished Agenda / Pushpanathan Sundram -- 49. India, Higher Education and Opportunities of Development / Tan Eng Chye -- 50. India and the RCEP: Time to Reconsider / Tham Siew Yean.
Summary:
"The book brings together 52 of Singapore's thought leaders. They come from different sectors of the Singapore's society. Each of them has written an essay on India's past or present or future. Each essay is short, easy to read and full of insight and humour. One of the writers is Singapore's Senior Minister, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a person who is admired both in Singapore and in India. The book includes essays on Nalanda University, Amaravati, India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. On the lighter side, the book contains two charming essays by Ambassador Karen Tan and Eirliani Abdul Rahman on their time in India. The book's foreword is written by Mr Goh Chok Tong, Singapore's second Prime Minister. It was Mr Goh who overcame prejudice and inertia and launched a new beginning in Singapore-India relations. This publication is a candid reflection of India and India-Singapore relations by Singaporeans who carry the hope that India will rise above its challenges to join the ranks of the great nations of the world. It will be of interest to Singaporeans who are interested in India and Indians who are interested in Singapore"-- Provided by publisher.
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