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Manmohan Singh

(1932–2024) Economist

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Manmohan Singh was an economist, best known for Biological Drug Products.

Quick Facts About Manmohan Singh

Born: September 26, 1932
Died: December 26, 2024
Profession: Economist
Notable works: Biological Drug Products

About Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh, an Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician, and statesman, was prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He belongs to the Indian National Congress and is the nation’s first and only Sikh prime minister. His ten‑year tenure makes him the fourth longest‑serving prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and Narendra Modi. He was also the first prime minister since Nehru to be re‑appointed after completing a full five‑year term.

Quotes by Manmohan Singh · Page 2

Terrorists had the advantage of surprise

Advantage

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When I was the finance minister, I got on well with the RBI Governor.

Finance

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The essence of Hinduism is that the path may be different, but the goal is the same.

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Those who create wealth should be shown the greatest respect.

Money

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It is a struggle for the minds of the people... No cause justifies recourse to terrorism.

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I think the modernization of Chinese economy and Chinese society is a prime concern.

China

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I have to do my duty, whatever task is allotted to me.

Duty

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I look upon India-U.S. nuclear cooperation as an act of historic reconciliation.

Cooperation

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India happens to be a rich country inhabited by very poor people.

Country

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I do believe that the future of civilization belongs to those who would lay emphasis on working together instead of talking about…

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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…

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If the economy is growing fast, there is call for a distributing income from the rich to the poor to to put…

Economics

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Working together in helping nascent democracies in the task of reconstruction, in the task of development is another area where our two…

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Judiciary must be encouraged to find ways and means to regulate its own affairs - consistent with the spirit of the Constitution.

Constitution

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Cutting the fiscal deficit is not popular. That is the experience of all governments in all countries. Expenditure cuts hurt certain vested…

Experience

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We - what we need is a dialogue among civilizations. And we need multiculturalism, respect for diversity, tolerance, respect for diverse faiths.

Communication

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I think, overall, India is today on the move. The economic reforms that our salvation lies in - operating an open society,…

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We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very…

Business

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I should like to express our profound gratitude to the Americans of Indian origin. The way they have conducted themselves, the way…

America

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Nowhere else you will find a country of India's diversity, of India's complexity, one billion people trying to seek their social and…

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A new India which realizes its destiny in the framework of an open society, in the framework of an open economy, respecting…

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I believe, whether it is the United States or Europe, they will all end up as multicultural societies. So India's this great…

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Let me say that I think the economic history of the last 150 years clearly shows that if you want to industrialize…

Central planning

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I pray for that moment in which I think we can claim to the world that we are now in a different,…

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The premature migration of very large numbers of people from rural areas to urban areas can give rise to a lot of…

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The emergence of India as a major global power is an idea whose time has come.

Emergence

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

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I recognize the United States is a superpower. It has various interests. It has to balance various things.

America

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

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Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India.

Government

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India is a functioning democracy despite its extreme poverty, India has stayed the course.

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Ethical and responsible behavior needs to become the cornerstone of corporate behavior

Behavior

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I believe all societies, all thriving societies of the future are going to be multicultural societies.

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I have always believed India is a country blessed by God with enormous entrepreneurial skills.

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In matters of state, one has to be full of sentiments, but one can never be sentimental.

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I believe whether it is the United States or Europe, they will all end up as multicultural societies.

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Jawaharlal Nehru wanted India to develop close ties with China and learn from its experience.

China

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China is very important. The future growth of China, China's influence is bound to rise.

Bounds

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I don't see, I think, any problems between India and the United States.

India

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“A loser is one who has "given up on his dreams",so long as you are trying, you haven't lost yet!”

Dreams

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Manmohan Singh by topic

India (57) Thinking (24) Economy (21) Country (20) People (18) World (17) Democracy (15) United states (13) Politics (11) Israel (11) Economics (11) China (10)