Opinion Pieces

February 8, 2018
Delhi’s air pollution is getting worse by the year and yet there are no signs that either the central or Delhi government has any policy that could ameliorate the problem.
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January 31, 2018
In resource-scarce Singapore, water sustainability matters, particularly with increasing demand for clean water as the population as well as commercial and industrial sectors grow.
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January 25, 2018
Backed by phenomenal economic growth, China has its ‘panda diplomacy’, Xi’s growing voice in global affairs and a flow of higher-education students into and out of China are powering this.… Read More

January 22, 2018
The growing threat from natural disasters has led to a call for action to improve the planning of resilience measures, but many places are still unprepared in terms of flood disaster prevention. One of the few regions in the world that has taken significant steps to address the risk of flooding is the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, or Greater Tokyo.
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January 8, 2018
Soft power is the ability of a country to shape other countries’ views, attitudes, perceptions and actions without force or coercion. Its importance has been acknowledged for centuries, though the term was only coined by American political scientist and author Joseph Nye in the late 1980s.… Read More

January 3, 2018.
Constrained by space and population size, Singapore has had to think smart to meet its challenges.… Read More

December 31, 2017
To go from Third World to the top of the world, Singapore went for ‘soft’ options – like changing mindsets – and hard rules, such as the Land Acquisition Act and congestion pricing.… Read More

December 20, 2017
Delhi is home to 20 million residents, and the city’s more than 10 million vehicles are a major contributor to air pollution. Industrial emissions are also to blame. Thirteen coal-fired power stations operate within a 300 kilometre radius of the city.… Read More

December 6, 2017
In resource-scarce Singapore, the mentality of providing resources ad infinitum, even if they are efficiently used, has to change.… Read More