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[clay_ghost]

NEW DELHI: Government has declared national mourning on Sunday as a mark of respect to the former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew.

National flag will be flown at half-mast throughout the country and there will be no official entertainment on Sunday, Mr Lee's funeral day, an official statement said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the funeral of Mr Lee.

91-year-old Mr Lee, Singapore's founding father who dominated the country's politics for more than half a century, died of severe pneumonia on March 23.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/si...ning-sunday-mr-lee-20150#sthash.HXJy6oi5.dpuf




I never heard of this type of things happening before :0

And i never expect the relationship of India and Singapore to be so deep.

 

[Bleepey]

Why??

 

[starwarsfan541]

Why??

First post nails it, why?

I didnt know there was much of a relationship between these countries?

 

[Thaedolus]

First post nails it, why?

I didnt know there was much of a relationship between these countries?

Sign of respect? Olive branch? Why not?

 

[starwarsfan541]

Sign of respect? Olive branch? Why not?

It seems unusual to me to do that for a foreign nations leader. Its not a bad idea, was just curious if there was some relationship between him and India.

 

[Lamel]

That seems...unusual. Nice gesture I suppose.

 

[TCRS]

I never heard of this type of things happening before :0

UK when the saudi king died. absolutely pathetic.

 

[terrisus]

"See more at"

 

[clay_ghost]

"See more at"

Honest mistake.

 

[ppor]

Not so hard to understand guys.

U.S. Flags Lowered For Mandela, A Rare Honor For Foreign Leaders
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...-for-mandela-a-rare-honor-for-foreign-leaders

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Showing respect is pretty normal, but declaring a national day of mourning is rather strange.

Wonder what, if any, domestic issues they are trying to divert attention away from with this bizarre move.

 

[Chairman Yang]

First post nails it, why?

I didnt know there was much of a relationship between these countries?

Showing respect is pretty normal, but declaring a national day of mourning is rather strange.

Wonder what, if any, domestic issues they are trying to divert attention away from with this bizarre move.

The current Indian government wants to drastically revamp and become less corrupt, more efficient, and more effective, with a stronger focus on economic development. Singapore is held up as a model to follow in that regard; and a more relevant one as compared to, say, Sweden or Canada. I expect this is to get a small boost in public support for any Singapore-style policies India might try to implement.

There's also a pretty substantial and significant Indian minority in Singapore, and the countries aren't very far from each other, so the countries have some built-in ties.

 

[Window]

Besides what Chairman Yang said, nearly 10% of Singapore's population is of Indian descent so that may also play a part.

 

[clay_ghost]

Oh, if any mod see this , please edit the Thread title if possible .


Edited

Also forget to say thanks

 

[starwarsfan541]

The current Indian government wants to drastically revamp and become less corrupt, more efficient, and more effective, with a stronger focus on economic development. Singapore is held up as a model to follow in that regard; and a more relevant one as compared to, say, Sweden or Canada. I expect this is to get a small boost in public support for any Singapore-style policies India might try to implement.

There's also a pretty substantial and significant Indian minority in Singapore, and the countries aren't very far from each other, so the countries have some built-in ties.

Thank you, very interesting

 

[t26]

They both have ties being former British colonies.

 

[clay_ghost]

They both have ties being former British colonies.

What about New Zealand ?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1018612

 

[Deleted member 231381]

They both have ties being former British colonies.

More specifically, both were run by the East India Company and after the nationalization of the EIC Singapore was a subdivision of the Bengal Presidency and run from India. When the East India Company first purchased the right to Singapura Island, the population was about 1,000, so they shipped in Indian labourers to build their infrastructure there. Until some point around the mid-1830s, Singapore was majority Indian by population.