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We need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths.

Manmohan Singh

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Manmohan Singh
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: September 26
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Prime Minister Of India
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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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I think the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
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Our vision is not just of economic growth, but also of a growth which would improve the life of the common man.
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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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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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China's influence is bound to rise.
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The death of distance. There is hardly any middle class family in India who doesn't have a son, a daughter, a son-in-law, a brother, a brother-in-law in the United States. That is a very powerful new bond.
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I don't see, I think, any problems between India and the United States.
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The United States and India can work together.
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I believe that without looking at each other as rivals or as competitors, in a democratic India, operating in the framework of an open economy, an open society has, I think, some significance for developing countries, not only in Asia but outside Asia.
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A politician before he can become a statesman has to remain in office long enough.
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