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Bilahari Kausikan

Bilahari Kausikan

Former Permanent Secretary, Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bilahari Kausikan is the former Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore. He has spent his entire career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During his 37 years in the Ministry, he served in a variety of appointments at home and abroad, including as Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, and as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry. Raffles Institution, the University of Singapore and Columbia University in New York all attempted to educate him.

Articles by Bilahari Kausikan

Politics

Bilahari Kausikan: How to think about foreign policy and geopolitics

Former Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan rues the general lack of understanding about foreign policy and geopolitics. On Ukraine, US-China relations and the wars in the Middle East, he offers some rubrics to fall back on in a speech delivered at the Humanity Matters Charity Conference at the Institute of Lifelong Learning in July. This is an edited version of the transcript.

Bilahari Kausikan

28 Aug 2026

Politics

Bilahari Kausikan: What does the American presidential election mean for Singapore and Asia?

Former permanent secretary of the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bilahari Kausikan shares his thoughts on the US elections, reflecting that the big pieces of US policy in Asia are already in place and are unlikely to change regardless of who wins. In that light, Singapore and Asia will find a way of working with whoever occupies the White House.

Bilahari Kausikan

04 Nov 2024