--- title: "1 Difficult decisions Quotes By Sanjaya Baru" description: "1 Difficult decisions quotes by Sanjaya Baru. Plus more from Sanjaya Baru and more Difficult decisions sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/sanjaya-baru-3832_civil-servants_ostensibly-the-most-important-governance_1231264.jpg" --- > [“Ostensibly, the most important governance reform was supposed to be the Right to Information (RTI) Act that aimed to impose greater accountability on the government. It was an NAC initiative. Several senior and retired civil servants cautioned Dr Singh against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/ostensibly-the-most-important-governance-reform-was-supposed-to-be/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/sanjaya-baru-3832_civil-servants_ostensibly-the-most-important-governance_1231264.jpg) ## Other authors on Difficult decisions - [Chris Manby 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/difficult-decisions/chris-manby/) ## More by Sanjaya Baru > [I think the government lost control over fiscal policy in UPA-2. But it is possible to suggest that the momentum of the populism of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/i-think-the-government-lost-control-over-fiscal-policy-in-upa-2-but/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [Unlike China's growth story, which has been built on the strategy of creating excess supply, the Indian growth story has been built on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/unlike-china-s-growth-story-which-has-been-built-on-the-strategy-of/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [It is inconceivable that the rise of Asia could happen without the rise of the Indian subcontinent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/it-is-inconceivable-that-the-rise-of-asia-could-happen-without-the/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [Wen Jiabao and Hu Jintao put together are no Deng Xiaoping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/wen-jiabao-and-hu-jintao-put-together-are-no-deng-xiaoping/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [In the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century, regionalism was seen as a building block of globalisation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/in-the-1990s-and-the-first-decade-of-the-21st-century-regionalism-was/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [The 1990s was not just Japan's 'wasted decade,' it was also a wasted decade for the India-Japan relationship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/the-1990s-was-not-just-japan-s-wasted-decade-it-was-also-a-wasted/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [If Iran seeks to meddle in domestic Indian politics by creating disaffection among the Shias of Uttar Pradesh, what better way to counter that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/if-iran-seeks-to-meddle-in-domestic-indian-politics-by-creating/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [“Victor Hugo: ‘No power on Earth can stop an idea whose time has come.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/victor-hugo-no-power-on-earth-can-stop-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [A politician normally flatters you in your face and criticises you behind your back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/a-politician-normally-flatters-you-in-your-face-and-criticises-you/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [Every university has its problems. The issues range from lack of amenities, plagiarism, poor quality research, sexual harassment, faculty moonlighting, and faulty and biased…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/every-university-has-its-problems-the-issues-range-from-lack-of/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [India's difficulties in negotiating an FTA with both the ASEAN and E.U. are a reminder of the importance of multilateralism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/india-s-difficulties-in-negotiating-an-fta-with-both-the-asean-and-e/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [I think many people grow on the job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/i-think-many-people-grow-on-the-job/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [The reason a Congress-led coalition didn't happen in 1990 was because it is entirely possible that Rajiv Gandhi himself wasn't sure how the Congress…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/the-reason-a-congress-led-coalition-didn-t-happen-in-1990-was-because/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [Karan Thapar is an endangered species. They don't make them like him anymore. True, thousands have gone to the Doon Valley School after him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/karan-thapar-is-an-endangered-species-they-don-t-make-them-like-him/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) > [Public universities are the lifeblood of modern democracies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanjaya-baru/public-universities-are-the-lifeblood-of-modern-democracies/) [Sanjaya Baru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanjaya-baru/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/difficult-decisions/sanjaya-baru/#itemlist", "name": "1 Difficult decisions Quotes By Sanjaya Baru", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Ostensibly, the most important governance reform was supposed to be the Right to Information (RTI) Act that aimed to impose greater accountability on the government. 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