Serving Singapore

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My Journey

Veluthevar Kanaga Rajan (Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom Of Bahrain)

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English

World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
12 November 2019

Autobiography: historical, political & military; Civil service & public sector

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V K Rajan has written a personal and fascinating account of his long career in the Singapore Civil Service. He encountered and worked with many pioneer political leaders of Singapore. He interacted with numerous foreign leaders over the years in different capacities, including as Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Singapores ambassador to several countries. He heard and saw at close quarters how royalty, top decision-makers and brilliant minds talked about Singapore, and how some of our pioneer leaders dealt with bilateral relations and policy matters. With his long experience in the Civil Service and with an eye to the developments past and present, V K Rajan also shared his thoughts on the issues facing Singapore and its future as an independent small state. His devotion to Singapore and what it has achieved comes through clearly. This reflection on V K Rajans life is impassioned, inspirational and instructive. It is wonderful reading, especially for those interested in Singapores history in the early decades of independence.

Ambassador Ong Keng Yong

Executive Deputy Chairman

S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

This book by a pioneer generation civil servant is a fascinating and an engaging account of Singapores spectacular development from a sleepy backwater village to a first world State within a single generation and defying, in the process, all odds against its survival. This story is unique in many ways and starts right at the beginning when Singapore became a self-governing State in 1959, the same year the author entered the civil service. The authors involvement and participation in the detailed planning of pioneering policies, the strategies adopted and their implementation at the ground level by many front line ministries and institutions, in which he has served for more than four decades, have given him a unique hands-on experience and observations derived in working from the inside — in areas ranging from slum clearance to representing the State overseas. The story also details how the cooperation between an honest and visionary leadership and the citizenry created an effective professional, proactive and productive public administration, which excelled in service delivery at home, and enabled the State to punch above its weight globally, overcoming at the same time many political, economic and security challenges, amongst others, and always ever mindful that nothing in the scheme of things can be taken for granted. The success achieved and the many lessons learnt therefrom have universal application and had attracted global interest.

The story is very well illustrated with compelling and illuminating insights and richly complemented by the authors anecdotal observations throughout.

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By: Veluthevar Kanaga Rajan (Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Kingdom Of Bahrain)
Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Country of Publication: Singapore
ISBN: 9789811205576
ISBN 10: 9811205574
Pages: 500
Publication Date: 12 November 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active