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
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Through this deal we hope to raise our bilateral economic partnership and our interaction in the civil aviation sectors to new heights,
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This summit should evolve regional mechanisms for effective and timely cooperation in disaster relief and management,
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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.
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Mr. (George W.) Bush and I have completed very cordial and productive discussions this morning.
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It is a struggle for the minds of the people... No cause justifies recourse to terrorism.
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Our foreign-exchange reserves when I took over were no more than a billion dollars; that is, roughly equal to two weeks' imports.
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Positioned as we are, geographically and economically, India has a pivotal role in the region,
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On strategic issues we discussed the vital needs for energy security ... for India's need for atomic energy,
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So far we have reports of 50 dead and 15 critically injured.
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It would be wrong to promise early results,
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These blasts have been timed to create disaffection during the festival season when people of all communities are celebrating our national festivals,
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Our emphasis and sincere desire is that this matter should be resolved without taking recourse to coercive methods and any sort of confrontation, as they only exacerbate tensions in the region and beyond.
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I very much hope that Australia, as a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, would endorse what I and President Bush have worked out. This is an agreement, which helps the cause of nuclear non-proliferation. India has an impeccable record of not entering into any unauthorized arms proliferation.
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We should be targeting a 10 percent growth rate in two to three years' time, ... In my view, this is eminently feasible.