Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh; born 26 September 1932) is an Indian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. The first Sikh in office, Singh was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth26 September 1932
CityPunjab, India
CountryIndia
responsibility balance pace
If you don't have a functioning financial system the world economy won't be revived. All the major economies have their responsibility to assist at a pace which is required to clean up the balance sheet of the banking system and to ensure that credit flows are resumed.
motivational statistics poor
I am not very good at statistics. I am also a poor thinker.
believe humanity wave
I believe a large part of humanity will draw appropriate lessons from what is the wave of the future in the 21st century.
country team anchors
Sachin Tendulkar is a guy you don't want to chat to period, because he will knuckle down- Brett Lee tells you why one must never sledge Sachin Tendulkar It is an amazing achievement to play for the country for over two decades and still continue to be the team's anchor. Sachin makes all of us so very proud
reality community world
We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.
surprise advantage terrorist
Terrorists had the advantage of surprise
nuclear responsible mixed-economy
I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.
real giving world
Protectionism is a very real danger. It is understandable that in times of a severe downturn protectionist pressures mount but the lessons of history are clear. If we give in to protectionist pressures, we will only send the world into a downward spiral.
japan progress democracy
As the largest and most developed democracies of Asia (India and Japan), we have a mutual stake in each other's progress and prosperity.
cutting ideas world
If you have a rigidly controlled economy, cut off from the rest of the world by infinite protection, nobody has any incentive to increase productivity and to bring new ideas.
running party believe
The Chinese have certain advantages. The fact that it's a single party government. But I do believe in the long run the fact that India is a functioning democracy committed to the rule of law. Our system is slow to move but I'm confident that once decisions are taken they are going to be far more durable.
diversity tolerance multiculturalism
We need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths.
government way limits
We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.
government people entrepreneur
We got government off the backs of the people of India, particularly off the backs of India's entrepreneurs. We introduced more competition, both internal competition and external competition. We simplified and rationalized the tax system. We made risk-taking much more attractive.