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CHENNAI – Singapore companies will invest $5 billion in several areas, including infrastructure, technology, sustainability and data centres, in Tamil Nadu, expanding the Republic’s presence in the southern Indian state.

MTI noted that Tamil Nadu is “often the first port of call for Singapore companies looking at South India, given the cultural and historical familiarity between both states”.

The state, with a population of 72 million, is the second-largest contributor to India’s gross domestic product, behind Maharashtra, whose capital is Mumbai. Tamil Nadu’s ambition is to be a US$1 trillion (S$1.33 trillion) economy by 2030, and it has been aggressive in wooing foreign investors. Its chief minister, Mr M.K. Stalin, travelled to Singapore in May 2023 to attract investments from the South-east Asian nation.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/singapore-companies-to-invest-5-billion-in-india-s-tamil-nadu-state

Collectivity, national interests, family, harmony and symbiosis, which are part of Asian values, have played a vital role in Asian countries' fight against the virus. In many Asian countries, including Singapore, China and the Republic of Korea, the governments have played the leading role in containing the outbreak.

People in Asian economies accepted the governments' measures which among other things made wearing face masks and staying at home, even self-quarantine, mandatory. Communities and families played a fundamental role in making the self-quarantine and lockdown measures a success.

And multilevel mobilisation of resources ensured that vulnerable groups, including senior citizens, received proper care and medical treatment.

The emphasis on harmony and symbiosis in Asian values has helped individuals and groups to better combat the coronavirus outbreak.
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"America first" policy, had undermined the global governance system. Worse, amid the pandemic, protectionism and nationalism have increased, along with racism and xenophobia, particularly toward people of Chinese and Asian origin.

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