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Speaking of Asia Ep 8: India is back - A conversation with C Raja Mohan

39:59 mins

Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.

In this eighth episode, he hosts Prof C Raja Mohan, one of Asia's foremost foreign policy experts and director of the Institute of South Asian Studies in Singapore. This also is a farewell interview for Prof Raja Mohan, because he is leaving Singapore this week and returning to India for a new assignment.

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

02:38 Recent highlights of India's story, where it can improve and what holds it back

06:41 Sectors of the Indian economy that South-east Asia and Singapore should engage

12:29 Has India truly begun to jell as a true nation after 70 years?

19:40 The recent highlights of India’s Look East policy announced three decades ago

23:50 Disappointment caused by India pulling out of RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) two years ago - how can India remedy it and does India want to remedy it?

26:20 India's relations with China: What went wrong and are ties beyond repair?

36:54 What are the implications of the Quad? Has India not become a virtual non-treaty ally of the US?

Produced by: Ravi Velloor ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh & Fa'izah Sani

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Speaking of Asia Ep 8: India is back - A conversation with C Raja Mohan

39:59 mins

Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent.

In this eighth episode, he hosts Prof C Raja Mohan, one of Asia's foremost foreign policy experts and director of the Institute of South Asian Studies in Singapore. This also is a farewell interview for Prof Raja Mohan, because he is leaving Singapore this week and returning to India for a new assignment.

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

02:38 Recent highlights of India's story, where it can improve and what holds it back

06:41 Sectors of the Indian economy that South-east Asia and Singapore should engage

12:29 Has India truly begun to jell as a true nation after 70 years?

19:40 The recent highlights of India’s Look East policy announced three decades ago

23:50 Disappointment caused by India pulling out of RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) two years ago - how can India remedy it and does India want to remedy it?

26:20 India's relations with China: What went wrong and are ties beyond repair?

36:54 What are the implications of the Quad? Has India not become a virtual non-treaty ally of the US?

Produced by: Ravi Velloor ([email protected]), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh & Fa'izah Sani

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Inside Hong Kong Ep 14: How Hong Kong is reacting to Dec 19 Legco election

10:20 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong.

The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly on the following points:

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

00:55 Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai among three democracy campaigners convicted on Thursday (Dec 9) for taking part in a banned Tiananmen vigil

02:32 Chief Executive Carrie Lam urging voters to cast their ballots at the upcoming legislative election on Dec 19 - an element political observers have said would indicate the legitimacy of the new Parliament

06:04 How is the general Hong Kong population reacting to this election?

08:22 New Hong Kong announcements for possible extension of its "vaccine bubble"

Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Nadiah Koh

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Inside Hong Kong Ep 14: How Hong Kong is reacting to Dec 19 Legco election

10:20 mins

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong.

The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly on the following points:

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

00:55 Jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai among three democracy campaigners convicted on Thursday (Dec 9) for taking part in a banned Tiananmen vigil

02:32 Chief Executive Carrie Lam urging voters to cast their ballots at the upcoming legislative election on Dec 19 - an element political observers have said would indicate the legitimacy of the new Parliament

06:04 How is the general Hong Kong population reacting to this election?

08:22 New Hong Kong announcements for possible extension of its "vaccine bubble"

Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Nadiah Koh

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Regional Round-up Ep 27: Sarawak's state legislative election campaigns amid the Covid-19 Omicron variant

10:42 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast.

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs - standing in for The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez who is on leave - chats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.

0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

0:48 A record of 349 candidates contesting for 82 seats in the Sarawak state legislative election

2:56 Najib Razak's appeal to postpone 1MDB proceedings rejected by the court

4:39 The purpose and significance of Malaysia's Foreign Minister Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah's two-day official visit to China

6:01 Indonesia cancels year-end planned restrictions as Covid-19 vaccination rate and testing improves

7:05 Aung San Suu Kyi's jail sentence reduced from four years to two years, as Myanmar's military junta grants partial pardon

Produced by: Leslie Lopez ([email protected]), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Regional Round-up Ep 27: Sarawak's state legislative election campaigns amid the Covid-19 Omicron variant

10:42 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast.

Dr Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs - standing in for The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez who is on leave -chats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.

0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

0:48 A record of 349 candidates contesting for 82 seats in the Sarawak state legislative election

2:56 Najib Razak's appeal to postpone 1MDB proceedings rejected by the court

4:39 The purpose and significance of Malaysia's Foreign Minister Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah's two-day official visit to China

6:01 Indonesia cancels year-end planned restrictions as Covid-19 vaccination rate and testing improves

7:05 Aung San Suu Kyi's jail sentence reduced from four years to two years, as Myanmar's military junta grants partial pardon

Produced by: Leslie Lopez ([email protected]), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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China Perspective Ep 23: How Chinese authorities can help Evergrande clear billions in debt

7:06 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast.

The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

00:55 Can authorities help with China Evergrande Group's inability to meet repayments for US$300 billion debt?

02:53 China Securities Regulatory Commission says it respects companies' choices on where to list their stock while again denying reports of a possible ban on one method of overseas stock listings

04:33 Taiwan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu warns of emerging military crisis with China

Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ([email protected]), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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China Perspective Ep 23: How Chinese authorities can help Evergrande clear billions in debt

7:06 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast.

The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish.

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

00:55 Can authorities help with China Evergrande Group's inability to meet repayments for US$300 billion debt?

02:53 China Securities Regulatory Commission says it respects companies' choices on where to list their stock while again denying reports of a possible ban on one method of overseas stock listings

04:33 Taiwan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu warns of emerging military crisis with China

Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei ([email protected]), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Washington Report Ep 26: US vaccine demand surges due to more contagious Omicron variant

10:16 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast. 

The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

02:20 Long lines and delays as demand surges for vaccines in many vaccination clinics

04:04 US defence secretary Lloyd Austin's plans to stand up to China

06:40 Response to the acceleration of Iran's nuclear deal

07:51 US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Ukraine via virtual meeting

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Washington Report Ep 26: US vaccine demand surges due to more contagious Omicron variant

10:16 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States in this weekly podcast. 

The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:

Highlights of conversation (click/tap above):

02:20 Long lines and delays as demand surges for vaccines in many vaccination clinics

04:04 US defence secretary Lloyd Austin's plans to stand up to China

06:40 Response to the acceleration of Iran's nuclear deal

07:51 US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Ukraine via virtual meeting

Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ([email protected]), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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