The annual Hindustan Times Mint Asia Leadership Summit, being held in Singapore on Friday, is witnessing top leaders of the world. From leaders to policy makers in the fields of science, arts, technology & sports and will join hands and discuss the rise of Asia & the East, amidst the political and economic surge.

This is a chance to network with the best of the best among politicians, intellectuals, policy makers and leaders from across the spectrum of arts, science, sports and technology who shall come and deconstruct Asia in the new global context - which is the theme of this year’s Summit.

HT-Mint Asia Summit also involves spirituality, sports and histrionics along side the discussions concerning the stimulating geopolitical/economic narrative of the future of Asia.

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5:30 pm IST PM Modi’s government has not forgotten the vision of 9 per cent growth: BJP member Jayant Sinha ‘Stressing that PM Modi’s government has not forgotten the vision of 9 per cent growth ($5 trillion economy), a slew of steps are on the way to revive the economy, says Member of Parliament,’says BJP member Jayant Sinha. Stressing that PM Modi’s government has not forgotten the vision of 9 per cent growth ($5 trillion economy), a slew of steps are on the way to revive the economy, says Member of Parliament @jayantsinha at the #HTMALeadershipSummit



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5:00 pm IST ‘I can look like Sachin, play like him, but can’t perform like him’: Virender Sehwag ‘I can look like Sachin, play like him, but can’t perform like him,’ says Virender Sehwag. #HTMALeadershipSummit | ‘I can look like @sachin_rt , play like him, but can’t perform like him’ : @virendersehwag



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2:47 pm IST Different areas of convergence and divergence between India and China: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar at HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit ‘There are different areas of convergence and divergence between India and China,’ says Foreign Minister at HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit. "There are different areas of convergence and divergence between India and China," says EAM @DrSJaishankar at the #HTMALeadershipSummit



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2:46 pm IST What is China to us? It’s complicated: Foreign Minister S Jaishankar at HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit ‘What is China to us? It is far more complicated than any one word or term in the English language to adequately describe’, says Foreign Minister S Jaishankar at HT-MintAsia Leadership. "What is China to us? It is far more complicated than any one word or term in the English language to adequately describe": @DrSJaishankar at the #HTMALeadershipSummit — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) September 6, 2019





01:29 pm IST Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan in conversation with Sonal Kalra Actors Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan in conversation with Sonal Kalra at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit in Singapore. Actors Katrina Kaif, @iHrithik in conversation with @sonalkalra at the #HTMALeadershipSummit in Singapore



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01:28 pm IST I went through a grueling time being his assistant: Hrithik Roshan “My father a hard taskmaster, I went through a grueling time being his assistant,” says Hrithik in conversation with Sonal Kalra at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit in Singapore.





12:15 pm IST Indian democracy is vibrant and thriving responsibly: Pinaki Misra “Indian democracy is vibrant and thriving responsibly”: Member of Parliament, India, Pinaki Misra at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit in Singapore.





12:13 pm IST Political parties in India accept both successes and failures: Sachin Pilot “Political parties in India accept both successes and failures with respect and humility”: Congress’ Sachin Pilot at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit in Singapore.





12:01 pm IST Heng Swee Keat in conversation with Sukumar Ranganathan Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister For Finance, Singapore in conversation with Sukumar Ranganathan at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit in Singapore. Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister For Finance, Singapore in conversation with @HT_Ed at the #HTMALeadershipSummit



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09:59 am IST We (BJD) have not lost ground in Odisha: Pinaki Misra We (BJD) have not lost ground in Odisha at all, says Pinaki Misra at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit in Singapore.





09:52 am IST Congress’ Sachin Pilot: Like all true democrats we respect people’s mandate “Like all true democrats we respect people’s mandate but time has come for us to look on and move forward from where we are today”: Congress’ Sachin Pilot at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit in Singapore.





09:36 am IST Parliamentarians discuss the ‘Vision for India as a Global Influencer’ Parliamentarians Jayant Sinha, Pinaki Misra and Congress’ Sachin Pilot discuss the ‘Vision for India as a Global Influencer’ at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit.





09:04 am IST Asia is digitising at a pace that is far more rapid than the rest of the world: Piyush Gupta “Asia is building as much infrastructure and that is the secular driver for growth... it is like the Marshall Plan for Europe on steroids. Asia is digitising at a pace that is far more rapid than the rest of the world. The average age is Asia is 30, it is 39 in the US and 43 in Europe. Asian story has legs. but there are challenges. I think there will be a recession or at least a sharp slowdown in growth. But, Asia won’t go through a 1998 situation - Asia is far more resilient,” says DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit.





08:47 am IST Asia grew the last 50 years because of a benign geopolitical environment: “Asia grew the last 50 years because of a benign geopolitical environment”, says DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit.





08:43 am IST Taxes are going to go up - whether you like it or not: Piyush Gupta “Old economic model won’t work anymore. Jobs are coming under pressure. And if you add technology and AI, jobs and wages are under pressure. At the same time, we are living longer - the requirement for money post-retirement is a lot higher. There will be a lot of pressure on the pension models. Economic models will have to change.Taxes are going to go up - whether you like it or not”: DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta





08:35 am IST There is a massive wealth creation in Asia: Piyush Gupta "There is a massive wealth creation in Asia. In 4 years there will be more than 1000 billionaires in Asia - more billionaires being created here": DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta at the #HTMALeadershipSummit pic.twitter.com/V0esUrBfLp — Livemint (@livemint) September 6, 2019





08:33 am IST Piyush Gupta: Asia today is no longer the factory of the world “Asia today is no longer the factory of the world. Asia is the market place of the world. China has made a rapid shift to consumption”: DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta





08:31 am IST You could be a single-country bank but still be very relevant: Piyush Gupta You could be a single-country bank but still be very relevant, says DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit





08:30 am IST DBS Group CEO, Piyush Gupta speaks at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit DBS Group CEO, Piyush Gupta speaks at the #HTMALeadershipSummit



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08:29 am IST Paul Krugman: I am not predicting a recession next year “Europe may be in a recession already - technically! The US is not - we have around 2% growth and slowing.. I am not predicting a recession next year. But, recession has never been forecast successfully by economists”: Paul Krugman





08:18 am IST The markets suggest that people are worried about trade deal: Paul Krugman "The markets suggest that people are worried about trade deal. I would not want to bet against the markets on such things": Economist @paulkrugman at the #HTMALeadershipSummit pic.twitter.com/kuTCWzg8kx — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) September 6, 2019





08:16 am IST World in which globalisation was going to march forward ended in November 2016: Paul Krugman "The world in which globalisation was going to march forward ended in November 2016": @paulkrugman speaks at the #HTMALeadershipSummit



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07:55 am IST People expected to see growth improve in China, India: Paul Krugman “Most people expected to see growth improve in China and India, but did not expect the centre of gravity to shift to Asia”: Paul Krugman "Most people expected to see growth improve in China and India, but did not expect the centre of gravity to shift to Asia": @paulkrugman at the #HTMALeadershipSummit pic.twitter.com/LLmMWU4Exb — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) September 6, 2019





07:53 am IST Paul Krugman talks about the rise of Asia Paul Krugman talks about the rise of Asia at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit. Economist @paulkrugman talks about the rise of Asia at the #HTMALeadershipSummit



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07:52 am IST Paul Krugman: Shouldn’t feel optimistic for US, China trade deal Paul Krugman: “We should not feel very optimistic about the US and China having a trade deal” at the HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit.



