Dialogue With DPM Tharman

Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam speaking at a dialogue session at the welcome dinner of The Singapore Summit 2016 on 16 September 2016. The session was moderated by international broadcaster Nik Gowing.

[@leonng1462]

There's something to look forward to in Singapore if Mr Tharman becomes PM..I've watched him speak so many times and never failed to be impressed by his immense knowledge of how things work and best of all, to be able to speak in such a way that layman like me can understand..

[@Teo-wb9yp]

You are more than layman if you can understand his vision and proposing.

[@vincekyl]

I'm truly thankful for the insightful perspectives shared and for the inspiration and support. I appreciate the esteemed leader and respected senior.

[@4988raja]

love this man's language. I learn so man things each time. thank you sir. one epic line: "I believe in the notion of a trampoline".

[@denisecwf2746]

Can come out a new quote with muay Thai

[@fern8580]

Shanmugaratnam ... a new Lee Kuan Yew ! From Indian , from China to Russia and France , everyone is unanimous to announce that this man is above the average !

[@mengsiongkheng113]

FERN above average? What an insult. I think more like outstandingly exceptional.

[@denisecwf2746]

Like I mention in my daily life that you may hav eheard be4, you need not to control or monitor a person decision, if they is a general principle of life that guide you through your life for every aspect. You need control only when people is doing stuff randomly without a purpose that known by other, or purpose that can't made known by others

[@ramasamys.pandian8256]

Great Man with many talents !

[@tanmeiho2757]

I like Mr Tharman he is a smart man

[@kunaljaiswal7624]

Thanks DPM for clearing the clouds

[@angsiuhong3408]

This video was 7 years ago. Trump: Tension between US vs China Today is another Saturday 25 November, 2023 Mr Tharman Singapore Elected President 1 September, 2023 Inauguration on 14 Sept, 2024 without incident. Beautifully conducted. Mdm Halimah last appearance as Eight President of Singapore. Mr Lee Hsien Loong, our third prime minister of Singapore Resilient. My pride as a Singapore. ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@angsiuhong3408]

Correction: inaugaration on 14 September (2023) Not: 2024. Mr Lee Hsien Loong, relinguish his PM post to Mr Lawrence Wong (4G) On November, 2024. A successful, necessary, continued administration. In, for, SINGAPORE ❤❤❤ Thank you very much, Mr Lee Hsien Loong. My comment My story😊😊😊

[@Teo-wb9yp]

Thamam should be our next ambassador at large United Nation, or he be elected to the chair of IMF.

[@selvitr3945]

Very agreable propotional nomination for Tans sides of SEA South East Asia& Asia Pasific

[@samitachaudhary8656]

Talented man ....

[@yizhizou9079]

I hope that MR. Tharman can be Chinese government mentor, and he is an excellent man.

[@ashunknown9728]

Lol he indian

[@ona2779]

Wow several 'sour grapes' questions from the floor. Don't be jealous lah aiyoo!

[@michaellee3314]

It's a big waste that he doesn't want to lead Singapore as the next PM. So far, none in Parliament can match both his talent and political skill and prowess. He can easily put all the existing Ministers now in his pockets. Really, such a big waste. In many ways, he is in par or even better than the current PM LHL.

[@ashunknown9728]

He Indian that's y

[@careair5516]

That’s a nice poke poke by the moderator. Upright rise up.

[@denisecwf2746]

You respond when the question throw on you and you have resource to provide constructive response that have meaning, if u have nothing, say nothing 😂

[@denisecwf2746]

This guy read alot

[@keithng5249]

5:13 - 5:31 - And in a few months time, Donald Trump gets elected lol

[@denisecwf2746]

Sorry I don't used fancy vocabulary, so I have point form below as I am an engineer :- 1)May I ask who should initiate the changes for improvement, as this involve perspective from each person with different view and perhaps agenda, a good changes that benefit A may not do the same for B, C, D or E, there is certainly conflict of interest for complex issue. As such, even knowing what is the best for all based on common ground, but this may not apply for people at higher hierarchy that usually is the decision maker, how do you as the mediocre people that assign to perform or assist to execute a solution for the problem, to display under the bright light,with the best interest based on the position he or she holding or based on the person who paid you to serve them, a solution that trigger conflict of interest, that likely putting yourself in a hard condition by perhaps indirectly pointing a mistake in the past. They also have smaller picture in weighing the priority of the problem that matters and understand the real concern from stakeholder, I believe superior people may find it difficult to understand this as people have trust and obedience when you have power or authority , but imaging people is ignoring you when you trying convene a complex explanation with bias, how and what can you do in this scenario? What if the centre of the problem is not to find the best solution from the angle of the core problem but is to have a proper closing that sastify all. Party that involve. And it seem impossible that the best solution happen to able to address both the above without anyone offended, and the mediocre is sandwiched as doing the best for the core problem or doing the best for everyone interest are conflicting each other, mediocre will be slow in this case in particular if he or she knowing the different of these 2, and trying to reasoning a win win solution without own principle thinking, but just to follow instruction is tough. II) do you agree the pessimistic is real due to the integration is come with uneven distribution resultant from domestic policy, as every fingers or toes have different length (from Chinese verbs😂) so some tend to be more pessimism as they have been less inclusive in the system due to the inherent condition III) tb continue tml