PM Lee referred to 'criminal charges' against Indian MPs in Singapore's parliament. MEA tells High Commissioner that statement was unnecessary in context of subject at hand.
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong has been calling for the world’s biggest economies to avoid a destructive clash that could force smaller countries like Singapore to choose sides.
The outcome is a warning to other governments which have faced questions over their handling of a pandemic that has crippled economies around the world.
In 12 previous elections over more than five decades, the PAP — which has led Singapore since its independence in 1965 — has never won less than 93% of parliamentary seats.
Singapore, which was established by Lee Kuan Yew in 1965 after its divorce from Malaysia, must go through another wrenching reinvention to emerge from the pandemic era.
Singapore PM has underlined the dangers of combining hard-line rhetoric with inconsistent policy while expressing concern over how US-China competition is seen.
UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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