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I am not very good at statistics. I am also a poor thinker.

Manmohan Singh

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Manmohan Singh
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: September 26
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A politician before he can become a statesman has to remain in office long enough.
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When I became finance minister in 1991, I discovered that the wealth tax rates income - there was taxation on wealth. It was so atrocious and so high that actually nobody could accumulate money in an honest way. I removed that tax, and the result was that Indian companies for the first time acquired an incentive to grow big, to grow rich.
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[Urbanization] is the inevitable outcome of the processes of growth and the processes of modernization.
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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.
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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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I think whatever I've done, I hope I've earned a footnote in India's long and tortuous history.
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The Chinese economy is growing at the rate of 9 percent the Indian economy growing at the rate of 8 percent - enormous I think opportunities for two-way flow of trade, technology and investment.
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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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Terrorists had the advantage of surprise.
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The United States and India can work together.
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I sincerely hope that the difficulties that are there in Iraq and Iran can be resolved, that Iraq will see a new era of hope in which its people will enjoy a full sovereignty. And also the problems that there is with Iran can be resolved through dialogue through giving diplomacy a chance.
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If certain facilities, local facilities have to be arranged, the local authorities have to come. And that makes the Indian system slow moving, Indian administrative system slow moving.
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The emergence of India as a major global power is an idea whose time has come. This is a legitimate ambition for China. This is a legitimate ambition for India. And the challenge for the humanity is to evolve a world system in which the legitimate ambitions of both our countries can find constructive expression without threatening anybody else.
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If we have access to nuclear energy, that adds to our maneuverability in ensuring energy security as India marches on, on the path to accelerated development.
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We should put more money in health. We should put more money in devising credible social safety nets for the poor.
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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.
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China is very important. The future growth of China, China's influence is bound to rise.
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Meaningful solutions to the problems of mass poverty that prevails in India I believe can only be found in the framework of an expanding economy.
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I think the modernization of Chinese economy and Chinese society is a prime concern.
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