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Economic policy and decision making do not function in a political vacuum.

Manmohan Singh

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Manmohan Singh
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: September 26
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China is very important. The future growth of China, China's influence is bound to rise.
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With the revolution in information technology, with the revolution in transport technologies, I think just geography has lost its all significance.
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