When the Ministry of Education (MOE) first announced it would stop naming the top scorers in the nationwide Primary School Leaving Examination some years back, a friend told me that the move was a source of disappointment to her daughter.
As Singapore elevates ties with India to a “comprehensive strategic partnership”, it is interesting to step back and look at how the arc of ties between the Merlion and the Indian elephant has progressed to get a sense of how “comprehensive” the relationship has indeed developed into being.