In September 1993, a delegation of Indian CEOs visited Singapore. Among other appointments, it was expected to get 30 minutes with the then Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong. The meeting went on for 90 minutes. Mr Goh invited the CEOs for dinner that very evening and thus started what came to be called Singapore’s ‘India fever’. Exactly a year later, Narasimha Rao, then Prime Minister, went to Singapore and announced India’s ‘Look East’ policy — furthering relations with South-East Asia and Asia-Pacific.
That’s why, someday soon enough, Singapore would need to put up a bust or a statue or even a memorial plaque to honour Narasimha Rao. Full story
