He was dismayed by the arrest of anti-corruption cartoonist Aseem Trivedi after a lawyer complained that his cartoons mocked the country and its constitution.
In January a young cartoonist in Maharashtra, Aseem Trivedi, was charged with treason and insulting the nation over his disrespectful drawings of national emblems.
It plans to expand its team to 55 bankers globally in the next year or so, from 48 currently, said Aseem Arora, head of strategic initiatives and new markets at Bank of Singapore.