Singapore as a "Nation of Lions Led by Lions"

William Choong, Fulcrum's Managing Editor and ISEAS Senior Fellow, discusses the second volume of S. Rajaratnam's authorised biography, the Lion's Roar, with author and ISEAS writer-in-residence Irene Ng.

2:20 – An introduction by the author and her inspiration for the biography

7:21 – The themes in the biography which resonated most with the author

13:40 – Some trials and triumphs in writing the biography

18:40 – Would S. Rajaratnam have persisted in pushing the “Malaysian Malaysia” concept if he had known that it would not have been successful?

24:00 – How did S. Rajaratnam, the foreign minister of a small country, succeed in working with ASEAN to get Vietnam to withdraw from Cambodia in the end?

30:20 – S. Rajaratnam’s astuteness in dealing with China and the United States

35:01 – Intriguing aspects of S. Rajaratnam the man, his interests and his “inner spirit”

40:25 – S. Rajaratnam’s quest to go beyond material things to higher ideals

46:16 – A key takeaway that young Singaporeans should draw from S. Rajaratnam’s life

Dialogues at Fulcrum is a ⁠podcast⁠ published by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.