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Topic: Singapore

India can welcome Lakshmi and build a Dubai-style tax haven

The Iran War is an opportunity for India to repatriate talent, attract capital inflows and boost domestic investments as investors look for a stable, growth-oriented economy.

McMahon Line lacks international validity, says Singapore’s ex-FM at Delhi conclave

George Yeo Yong-Boon was speaking at the 10th Synergia Conclave in New Delhi organised by the Synergia Foundation at the Manekshaw Centre.

Singapore Police rules out foul play in Zubeen Garg death days after Assam SIT charged 4 with murder

After Singapore Police completes investigations, a coroner's inquiry will try to establish cause and circumstances of death during January and February 2026, and make their conclusions public.

Singapore back in business with Naidu govt but consortium firms to stay out of Amaravati capital project

The island nation will advise Andhra on urban planning, capacity building, economic strategy. Driven out by Jagan in 2019, Singapore consortium to not be involved in capital development now.

VIP delays Delhi-Patna flight, Naidu’s ‘old friend’ Singapore & Shivakumar’s midnight toil

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Zubeen Garg’s death: Singapore Police Force suspects no foul play after preliminary probe

SPF set to take up to 3 months to complete investigation into the death of the Assamese singer on 19 September. Assam govt has formed SIT to look into case.

Fake CA forms, real remittances: Inside Rs 700 cr ‘fraud’ in which ED secured 1st Interpol Purple Notice

The ED probe found scamsters pretending to be directors of shell firms & forging CA forms to route funds abroad via ICICI Bank accounts through identity fraud & the misuse of regulatory gaps.

Centre says ‘India growth story intact’ as Singapore looks to expand economic ties amid global headwinds

India & Singapore also agree to deepen defence cooperation, especially in areas such as quantum computing, AI & unmanned vehicles. New Delhi keen to join Malacca Straits Patrol.

India-Singapore step up ties amid global headwinds: What’s on agenda for PM Wong’s visit

Lawrence Wong is arriving on a 3-day visit between 2-4 September. The visit is set to see Singapore expand its targeted investments in India to $20-billion a year.

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Recovery of unclaimed shares, dividends now takes days, not yrs. EAC-PM credits investor watchdog revamp

PM-EAC paper says overhaul of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority system sharply improved processing speed and reduced paperwork for investors.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.