Manmohan Singh Quotes (95 Quotes)

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.

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,

India's effort has been to persuade the king that the restoration of democracy is absolutely essential to deal with the crisis that has arisen.

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.

This summit should evolve regional mechanisms for effective and timely cooperation in disaster relief and management,

Terrorism has no religion, terrorists have no religion and they are friends of no religion,

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.

Our government is in touch with Islamabad.

Our government is ... committed to unconditional dialogue with anyone and everyone in the state who abjures violence,

I foresee a very bright era for sports in our country.

We have to work jointly to ensure that the global political order, the economic order is managed in a just and equitable manner for the benefit of all countries of the world,

If conditions improve and violence comes down even more, then the number of our troops could be brought down even further.

The president explained his position and it is my hope that a fair decision will be taken.

There seems to be some success in our search for peace and harmony now,

Protectionism has to be avoided. Protectionism is not only on goods but also in the area of services. Financial protectionism is also bad and should be avoided.

Let me say that I think the economic history of the last 150 years clearly shows that if you want to industrialize a country in a short period, let us say 20 years, and you don't have a well-developed private sector, entrepreneurial class, then central planning is important.

I have no detailed information about the militants who are there or who have been affected,

I am sure Indian civil society will step forward and contribute to the relief and rehabilitation effort. I appeal to every concerned citizen of our Republic to donate generously to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to help us help those in need

Life is never free of contradictions.

These terrorists wish to spread a sense of fear and suspicion among our peace-loving people,

Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.

The honest answer is that regional economic cooperation in South Asia has fallen far short of our expectations.

No cause could ever justify the indiscriminate killing of innocent men, women and children, ... For several years, India has faced cross-border terrorism directed against its unity and territorial integrity. We shall never succumb to, or compromise with, terrorism in Jammu-Kashmir or elsewhere.

These blasts have been timed to create disaffection during the festival season when people of all communities are celebrating our national festivals,

Education, inter-faith dialogue and the culture of tolerance should be promoted,

The essence of Hinduism is that the path may be different, but the goal is the same.

We are resolute in our commitment to fighting terror in all forms,

But we must work together to make these borders irrelevant through people-to-people contacts, through greater trade, through discussions between the two sides of Jammu and Kashmir on mutual developmental issues. So, there are many possibilities,

they are generally crowded with women and children. The target was maximum damage.

The people of India have the will, capacity and resolution to win the war against terrorism.

Unfortunately, the United Nations suffers from a democracy deficit, ... Until the U. N. becomes more representative of the contemporary world and more relevant to our concerns and aspirations, its ability to deliver on ... its own charter obligations will remain limited.

Capitalism historically has been a very dynamic force, and behind that force is technical progress, innovation, new ideas, new products, new technologies, and new methods of managing teams.

The government is determined to defeat nefarious designs of terrorist elements. The perpetrators of these heinous acts will be dealt with firmly.

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.

It is a struggle for the minds of the people... No cause justifies recourse to terrorism.

The most important outcome has been the adoption of a joint action plan ... which provides the framework, a road map for identifying pathways for future cooperation.

The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years - for example, 1960 to 1985 - the progress made by East Asian countries was phenomenal. In a single generation they had been able to transform the character of their economy. They were able to get rid of chronic poverty.

The value of this contract will be in the region of 2.2 billion,

Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government.

We have agreed to cooperate in civilian nuclear energy,

We should be targeting a 10 percent growth rate in two to three years' time, ... In my view, this is eminently feasible.

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.

Religious tolerance has been our basis of culture. I hope today this message will spread from here to different parts of the world,

My top most priority is to deal with India's massive social and economic problems, so that chronic poverty, ignorance and disease can be conquered in a reasonably short period of time.

We hope to raise our co-operation in the aviation sector,