The family left Punjab to settle in the idyllic village of Ghughli, near the foothills of the Himalayas in northeast India, where Vasil got his early schooling. There was no high school in Ghughli, so at 13 he left home to complete his high school studies in a nearby town. His father believed in the power of education and instilled a love of learning and books in his children.
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Raj Vasil grew up in a small village in India before enjoying a successful career as an academic at Victoria University of Wellington. He was also liberal and progressive in politics, and selfless in helping others, and would treat everyone as an equal, values that he passed on to his son.
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Elite theory does not often sit very well with democratic aspirations. And the simple reason is that the political elites often define their interests in ways that are antithetical to the demands of the people on whose behalf they are often called upon to make political judgments that orient national policies. Hilary Clinton puts it as bluntly as she could: “It is a fact that around the world the elites of every country are making money.” This statement is meant to signal the enormous doubt that attends the character of the political class across the world.
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Singapore’s former prime minister Goh Chok Tong.
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Singapore s former prime minister Goh Chok Tong has urged citizens to give space to the younger ministers of the ruling People s Action Party as they pick a new leader among themselves following the hiccup of the country s prime-minister-in-waiting stepping aside.
Goh said the process, which will in effect determine who will succeed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, was not just an internal PAP problem but a national issue. This is an important decision for Singapore, said Goh, who led the country from 1990 to 2004. The future of a country depends on its leaders. Good leaders institute good governance. Good governance delivers a safe, secure, stable and conducive environment for its people to grow, compete, succeed and flourish, he said.
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