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A politician before he can become a statesman has to remain in office long enough.

Manmohan Singh

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Manmohan Singh
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: September 26
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Jawaharlal Nehru wanted India to develop close ties with China and learn from its experience.
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In a world in which technology is changing at such a fast pace, where demand conditions change very fast, we need to look at a more innovative mechanism to cut down on this rigmarole of many tiers of decision-making processes.
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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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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.
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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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I believe a large part of humanity will draw appropriate lessons from what is the wave of the future in the 21st century.
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India's saving rate will go up. India's investment rate will go up. And I believe that's a plus point.
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I have to do my duty, whatever task is allotted to me.
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Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.
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We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.
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I do recognize that India has to be the center, the hub of activity as far as the knowledge economy is concerned.
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The emergence of India as a major global power is an idea whose time has come.
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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 need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths.
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Outsourcing, information technology revolution, the access to India's human resources, India's pool of scientists. It will help American companies to become leaner, meaner, more efficient, and they become more competitive, both in the United States and in dealing with the rest of the world.
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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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70 percent of India's imports of oil and oil products are imported from abroad. There is uncertainty about supply. There is uncertainty about prices. And that hurts India's development.
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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.
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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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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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