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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It is a struggle for the minds of the people... No cause justifies recourse to terrorism.
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Our foreign-exchange reserves when I took over were no more than a billion dollars; that is, roughly equal to two weeks' imports.
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We remain hopeful that solutions acceptable to all sides will be found.
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We cannot be the crossroads of Asia but remain disconnected within our own region.
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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 should be targeting a 10 percent growth rate in two to three years' time, ... In my view, this is eminently feasible.
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Together, with international unity and resolve, we can meet the challenge of this international scourge,
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Through this deal we hope to raise our bilateral economic partnership and our interaction in the civil aviation sectors to new heights,
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We will have to carry all the partners in the coalition. But they are all patriots, we may have differed in the past but I have no doubt about the inherent patriotism of all the elements,
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We are engaged in a peace process with Pakistan. We are trying to maintain peace between our two countries so that everyone can live happily here,
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There are unsubstantiated references in the report. ... There is no evidence provided, ... we are determined to get to the bottom of it.
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There seems to be some success in our search for peace and harmony now,
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they are generally crowded with women and children. The target was maximum damage.
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Bangladesh is a country with which we have intimate ties ... and a strong and prosperous Bangladesh is in India's interest.