Ex-S'pore envoy claims Pak journalist tried to make him say geography caused country's problems

Former Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan recalled making headlines in Pakistan after saying the country was "on the brink of failing." He said, "A Pakistani journalist was irritating me by trying to make me say geography was behind Pakistan’s problems." Kausikan said he refused, adding, "When a country starts blaming geography, it is in deep shit."