27-02-2022, 08:28 AM
Singapore’s prime minister underestimated India’s achievements under Narendra Modi
Readers react to the Singaporean leader’s comments on the state of Indian democracy, and point to a flaw in the West’s characterisation of the country
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong would do well to keep his focus on his own country. India is a strong and vibrant democracy, unlike Singapore which has been led by virtually one party since 1959 with a very small opposition.
While I appreciate the Post reporting the Singaporean prime minister’s comments, I did not appreciate the report’s assertion that “hating Nehru and everything he stood for is a [ Bharatiya Janata Party] hobby”. Nobody, except the Congress party elite, cares where India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was educated.
https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/art...ents-under
Readers react to the Singaporean leader’s comments on the state of Indian democracy, and point to a flaw in the West’s characterisation of the country
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong would do well to keep his focus on his own country. India is a strong and vibrant democracy, unlike Singapore which has been led by virtually one party since 1959 with a very small opposition.
While I appreciate the Post reporting the Singaporean prime minister’s comments, I did not appreciate the report’s assertion that “hating Nehru and everything he stood for is a [ Bharatiya Janata Party] hobby”. Nobody, except the Congress party elite, cares where India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was educated.
https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/art...ents-under