Lee Kuan Yew: The Grandmaster’s Insights on China, the United States and the World by Graham Allison and Robert D. Blackwill with Ali Wyne

Arjun Subramaniam

Arjun Subramaniam is a PhD scholar with the University of Madras, and is currently undergoing the 50th NDC course at New Delhi. There is currently no content classified with this… Continue reading Lee Kuan Yew: The Grandmaster’s Insights on China, the United States and the World by Graham Allison and Robert D. Blackwill with Ali Wyne read more

Without doubt, Lee Kuan Yew has been among the most distinguished statesmen to emerge from the ruins of post-colonial Asia. He orchestrated and led the transformation of Singapore from a poverty-stricken and war-ravaged city into a prosperous and developed city-state in less than four decades by laying robust, hybrid and sustainable economic and political structures. A disciplined, orderly and controlled democracy, Singapore has emerged as a hub for the convergence of western and eastern processes and competencies. The proliferation of world-class academic institutions and technological breakthroughs in Singapore have reflected Lee’s vision and institution-building capability in pursuit of comprehensive national power.