Rethinking Good Governance: Holding to Account India’s Public Institutions (15 Jan 2020)

Описание: About the Panel Discussion
Public institutions support good governance, which, in turn, promotes sustainable economic development and, thereby nurtures the welfare of the people. The vital bond between people
and its government is that of trust and these public institutions help maintain that trust. They serve as the pillars supporting the foundation of a robust and vibrant democracy. The book
highlights the strength of each of these pillars and analyses the circumstances that may have led to their weakening, resulting in the foundations of India’s democratic fabric being somewhat shaken.

From numerous occasions when parliamentarians failed to adhere to the decorum expected of lawmakers in the house, the serious deficit of impartiality and integrity within the Central Bureau of Investigation, to the issue of governance that has plagued the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the imbroglio around the perceived lack of cohesion between the government and the
Reserve Bank of India, the book reveals how each of these instances led to a gradual decline of the independence and autonomy of these institutions over the decade.

Opening Remarks
Ambassador Gopinath Pillai
Chairman, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS; and
Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Singapore

Introduction to the Publication
Mr Vinod Rai
Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow
Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS; and
Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Launch of the Publication
Mr K Shanmugam
Minister for Home Affairs and
Minister for Law
Republic of Singapore

Panel Discussion
Chairperson
Mr J Y Pillay
Rector, College of Alice & Peter Tan, NUS

Panellists
Dr S Narayan
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS; and
Former Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister of India

Professor Tan Tai Yong
President, Yale-NUS College; and
Deputy Chairman, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS

Mr Vinod Rai
Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow
Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS; and
Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Question and Answer Session