Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh; born 26 September 1932) is an Indian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. The first Sikh in office, Singh was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth26 September 1932
CityPunjab, India
CountryIndia
dialogue
What we need is a dialogue amongst civilizations.
democracy
India has remained a full, functioning democracy.
enough economy taxes
If the economy grows enough, fast enough, the tech system should be modernized so that the tax revenues rise fast enough also, and we should put more money in education.
economy concerned
I do recognize that India has to be the center, the hub of activity as far as the knowledge economy is concerned.
aircraft announce cleared government happy purchase
I am happy to announce that our government has cleared the purchase of 43 aircraft from Airbus.
duty
I have to do my duty, whatever task is allotted to me.
economic electricity ensure essential generation grows ingredient major power rapidly shortage
Shortage of electricity is still a major inconvenience. Electricity is an essential ingredient of economic development. We need to ensure that electricity generation grows rapidly and that power shortages are eliminated.
economy-and-economics india pivotal role
Positioned as we are, geographically and economically, India has a pivotal role in the region,
wealth should
Those who create wealth should be shown the greatest respect.
nuclear responsible mixed-economy
I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.
ties nehru india
Jawaharlal Nehru wanted India to develop close ties with China and learn from its experience.
japan progress democracy
As the largest and most developed democracies of Asia (India and Japan), we have a mutual stake in each other's progress and prosperity.
government insurgents pakistan placed success terror
The government of Pakistan has placed some restrictions on the insurgents but success does not come through half-measures and it is important the terror infrastructure is dismantled (by Pakistan) from its roots,
assert based broad coalition consensus forward move
We don't have a broad based consensus in our coalition for me to assert that I can move forward in a big way,