A politician before he can become a statesman has to remain in office long enough. — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Unity and secularism will be the motto of the government. We can't afford divisive polity in India. — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
I have dealt with politicians ever since I came into the government in 1971. I have seen many prime ministers, many finance ministers. — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Certainly, I cannot say that my government's relationship with Pakistan was free of problems. I think the control of terror is our… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area. — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Nobody should be allowed to tinker with democracy. We will not discontinue the good works of the past government. — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
President Karzai's regime is not perfect. There are problems of improving governance. But you cannot transform Afghanistan overnight. It is going to… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
The Chinese have certain advantages. The fact that it's a single party government. But I do believe in the long run the… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
We got government off the backs of the people of India, particularly off the backs of India's entrepreneurs. We introduced more competition,… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Economic policy and decision making do not function in a political vacuum. — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
If the economy is growing fast, there is call for a distributing income from the rich to the poor to to put in place… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Capitalism historically has been a very dynamic force, and behind that force is technical progress, innovation, new ideas, new products, new technologies, and new… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
I have always believed that the ultimate purpose of economic policies and development policy is to meet the basic needs of our people. And… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Cutting the fiscal deficit is not popular. That is the experience of all governments in all countries. Expenditure cuts hurt certain vested interests, and… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
India's infrastructure has to be modernized, has to be expanded at a rate which will I think be consistent with the growth requirements. — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
In a country where employment opportunities are not growing fast enough, the fear of change tends to be very acute. — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
A victory for the Taliban in Afghanistan would have catastrophic consequences for the world - particularly for South Asia, for Central Asia, and for… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
Ethical and responsible behavior needs to become the cornerstone of corporate behavior — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
