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Manmohan Singh

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Manmohan Singh
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: September 26
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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 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.
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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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[Urbanization] is the inevitable outcome of the processes of growth and the processes of modernization.
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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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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.
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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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We have to walk on two legs. We have to create conditions in which manufacturing and services - the economy outside agriculture - move and move fast enough. And at the same time the working force that is available must have skills which will fit the kind of jobs which will be in demand.
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Yes, I think India's economy always has been a mixed economy, and by Western standards we are much more of a market economy than a public sector-driven economy.
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We need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths.
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Jawaharlal Nehru wanted India to develop close ties with China and learn from its experience.
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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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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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In a country where employment opportunities are not growing fast enough, the fear of change tends to be very acute.
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China is very important. The future growth of China, China's influence is bound to rise.
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So outside agriculture, in manufacturing and services, we must create a lot more jobs. But that also means that we must ensure that our systems of general education and technical education are in line with the job requirements that a more modern manufacturing and a more modern services sector would require.
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China is not I think a country which does not regulate, but there is a difference between the Chinese system and the Indian system.
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I look upon India-U.S. nuclear cooperation as an act of historic reconciliation.
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China's influence is bound to rise.
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I don't see, I think, any problems between India and the United States.
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