TR EMERITUS

The OBS investigation shows you how business is done in the real world. It need not be illegal, but there is always a line that seduces you in. It’s call the integrity line, and at times, you walk over it without even knowing it. No one is inoculated from it. We lie to ourselves when we think that, in all circumstances, we... 

Of late, we have gotten into the habit of using Parliament to exonerate politicians of perceived wrongdoings. In 1996, the late Lee Kuan Yew defended himself admirably in parliament over the Nassim Jade saga, even telling opposition Members of Parliament to “grow up” as businessmen won’t give popular politicians “extra... 

The Iswaran case reminded me of the importance of independent institutional checks. The more robust and resilient our institutions, the more reliable and effective they are in smoking out or preventing corruption. For a careful man watches himself carefully. But a wise man allows himself to be watched by others even more carefully. I...