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
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I am happy to announce that our government has cleared the purchase of 43 aircraft from Airbus.
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The government of Pakistan has placed some restrictions on the insurgents but success does not come through half-measures and it is important the terror infrastructure is dismantled (by Pakistan) from its roots,
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We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways, ... Privatization happens to be one such area.
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Our government is ... committed to unconditional dialogue with anyone and everyone in the state who abjures violence,
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This is a government which will create an investor and enterprise friendly environment,
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We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.
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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.
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Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.
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Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.
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I very much hope that Australia, as a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, would endorse what I and President Bush have worked out. This is an agreement, which helps the cause of nuclear non-proliferation. India has an impeccable record of not entering into any unauthorized arms proliferation.
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These blasts have been timed to create disaffection during the festival season when people of all communities are celebrating our national festivals,
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It would be wrong to promise early results,
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Our emphasis and sincere desire is that this matter should be resolved without taking recourse to coercive methods and any sort of confrontation, as they only exacerbate tensions in the region and beyond.
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We should be targeting a 10 percent growth rate in two to three years' time, ... In my view, this is eminently feasible.