“Empathy for ordinary people and understanding of the joys and frustrations they have but also understanding the challenges that we face globally,” says former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on a key quality that Singapore’s president should possess. BT speaks with him on his presidential bid and the nation’s future.

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