Ratan Tata (R), chairman of the Tata Group, shakes hands with Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew during a business conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in New Delhi December 16, 2009.

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) smiles as Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore speaks during a press briefing before their meeting at the State Department in Washington on October 26, 2009.

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore head for a meeting at the State Department in Washington on October 26, 2009.

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore leave after giving a press briefing before their meeting at the State Department in Washington on October 26, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew talk to reporters before their meeting at the State Department in Washington October 26, 2009.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) shakes hands with Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew before their meeting at the State Department in Washington October 26, 2009.

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) shakes hands with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore as they give a press briefing before their meeting at the State Department in Washington on October 26, 2009.

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009.

Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (L) poses for a photo with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the Government Office in Hanoi April 15, 2009. Lee is in Vietnam from April 13 to 17.

Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (L) is greeted by Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the Government Office in Hanoi April 15, 2009. Lee is in Vietnam from April 13 to 17.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew (R) during their visit to the Moscow School of Management 'Skolkovo' outside Moscow, on September 20, 2009.

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) meets with Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew during celebrations marking the third anniversary of the Moscow School of Management "Skolkovo" outside Moscow, September 20, 2009.

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Britain's Foreign Secretary David Milibband (L) meets Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in the Foreign Office in central London, on September 14, 2009.

China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan (L) is greeted by Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's minister mentor and former prime minister, before their meeting at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore August 25, 2009.

Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew speaks during the 65th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur June 8, 2009.

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Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew speaks after receiving the Global Aviation Leadership Award at the 65th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, June 8, 2009.

Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew (R) walks alongside International Air Transport Association (IATA) CEO Giovanni Bisignani during 65th IATA Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur June 8, 2009.

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Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, left, receives the Global Aviation Leadership Award from International Air Transport Association (IATA) Chief Executive Giovanni Bisignani at the 65th IATA Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, June 8, 2009.

Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew (L) receives the Global Aviation Leadership Award from International Air Transport Association (IATA) CEO Giovanni Bisignani during 65th IATA Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur June 8, 2009.

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Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew (L) receives the Global Aviation Leadership Award from director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Giovanni Bisignani (R), during the 65th annual general meeting on June 8, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. The global...

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Former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, (L) talks with British Justice Secretary Jack Straw after a meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown outside 10 Downing Street in central London on June 3, 2009.

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) welcomes former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew at Downing Street in London June 3, 2009.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is pictured as he meets with Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore, inside 10 Downing Street in central London on June 3, 2009. Brown lost his fourth minister within 24 hours Wednesday as he faced taunts that his government was in meltdown...

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Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown shows the way to the former Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew, during a meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Thursday June 3, 2009. According to British media reports, rebel government lawmakers plotted Thursday to oust Brown amid the...

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The former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew (L) meets with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown inside 10 Downing Street in central London on June 3, 2009.