S R Nathan

Few people have watched the development of today's Singapore as closely as President S.R. Nathan, who celebrated his 90^th birthday on 3 July 2014. In this engaging book, based on a series of informal interviews, Mr Nathan reflects on a wide range of historical and contemporary issues.

The conversations range over topics as diverse as: Singapore's place in the world • the future of China and India • the importance of conciliation • complacency • the importance of total defence • religion, tolerance and harmony • the value of education • the role of language • productive retirement • the lessons of history • impressions of pioneers