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
country blessed entrepreneurial
I have always believed India is a country blessed by God with enormous entrepreneurial skills.
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.
country play entrepreneur
We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role. The private sector in our country has very ample scope and I am confident that India's entrepreneurs have the capacity, and the will to rise to the occasion.
people spirit entrepreneurial
I am convinced the entrepreneurial spirit of the Indian people, if allowed to express itself freely in the marketplace, India will be all right.
anyone committed dialogue government state
Our government is ... committed to unconditional dialogue with anyone and everyone in the state who abjures violence,
accepted financial goods relief
Other than that we have accepted everything. They want to give us financial aid, they want to give us medicines, they want to give us relief goods ... already we have accepted,
building children circuit electricity hands initially middle raining ran saw short smoke women
I thought the building was collapsing, so I ran out into the middle of the street, ... There was smoke all around. Initially I thought there had been a short circuit on the electricity pole. But then I saw the hands of children and young women raining down from the sky.
both question
It is not a question of preferring one or the other, ... We need both the pipelines.
cause justifies minds struggle
It is a struggle for the minds of the people.... No cause justifies recourse to terrorism.
appreciation clear expressed
on which I expressed appreciation for his Government's clear and long-held position.
across anguish both earthquake felt indian line lost loved pain parts people sides
People across the Indian subcontinent have felt the pain and anguish of those who have lost their loved ones and livelihoods in the earthquake that ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, on both sides of the Line of Control, and parts of Pakistan,
based good heart mind open
My mind is open to new ideas. If this is based on good intentions, I have place in my heart for all of you.
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Regional economic cooperation in South Asia has fallen far short of our expectations and the dreams of our founding fathers, ... It remains far behind more successful examples in both Asia and other regions of the world. I sincerely hope that SAFTA comes into force by January 1, 2006, but even this will represent only a modest beginning in terms of our goals.
both contains determined potential realize relationship special
Our relationship is very special and one that contains exceptional potential, ... Both governments are determined to realize this potential.