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Narendra Modi

(1950) Politician India

817 quotes in 2165 categories

Narendra Modi’s voice echoes through more than eight hundred thoughts on governance, ambition, and the pulse of a nation. This page gathers his most resonant statements, giving you a clear window into the ideas that have shaped his public persona.

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Narendra Modi is a politician from India, best known for Sāmājika samarasatā.

Quick Facts About Narendra Modi

Born: September 17, 1950
Nationality: India
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Sāmājika samarasatā
Known for: Mann Ki Baat, Exam Warriors
Spouse: Jashodaben Narendrabhai Modi

About Narendra Modi

Narendra Damodardas Modi is an Indian politician who has served as the prime minister of India since 26 May 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Varanasi. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindutva paramilitary volunteer organisation. He is India's third-longest-serving prime minister, and the longest-serving prime minister outside the Indian National Congress.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Order of Bahrain Amir Amanullah Khan Award Knight Grand Cordon with Collar of the Order of Palestine Order of the Distinguished Rule of Izzuddin Order of the Star of Palestine Collar of the Order of Abdul Aziz Al Saud Order of Freedom of Barbados Order of the State of Palestine

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honorary companion of the Order of Fiji Seoul Peace Prize Order of the Southern Cross Order of the White Double Cross Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud Royal Norwegian Order of Merit Ig Nobel Prize Time 100 Legion of Merit Order of Logohu Order of Mubarak the Great Royal Order of the Polar Star Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called Order of the Star of Ghana Order of Honour Order of the Nile Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean Order of Zayed Civil Order of Oman Order of the Nigeria Order of Makarios III Order of the Dragon King CNN-News18 Indian of the Year Presidential Medal of Distinction Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Order of the Welwitschia

Quotes by Narendra Modi

Less land, less time, more crop.

Agriculture

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Let work itself be the ambition.

Ambition

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Good days are upon us.

Days

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We need to make India capable, prosperous.

Capable

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India is a democracy; it is in our DNA.

Democracy

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We do not need ACTS but Action.

Action

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I have reached here by selling tea.

Coffee

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My struggle is to bring 'life' in 'file'.

Adversity

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Celebrate the birth of a girl child by planting 5 trees in your village.

Birth

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I think toilets are more important than temples.

Cleanliness

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I dream of a Digital India where 1.2 billion Connected Indians drive Innovation.

Billions

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We are committed to achieving the fiscal deficit target announced in the budget.

Achieve

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Devote 100 hours every year towards the cause of cleanliness.

Causes

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We must enable farmers to feed India and the world; and earn a good livelihood.

Farmers

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Cleanliness & good sanitation in schools is a matter of high importance.

Cleanliness

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Development must be such that it positively transforms the lives of the common people.

Change

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I recently assured Public Sector Banks they will have total autonomy in taking business decisions.

Assured

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From experience I can say that we can make our nation corruption free. Only promises won't help...Irade Nek Hone Chahiye.

Corruption

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The world measures the government of a nation on the basis of its condition in its own country, on how strong their…

Bases

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For me, my secularism is, India first. I say, the philosophy of my party is 'Justice to all. Appeasement to none.' This…

India

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Whatever position we may rise to, be it of MP, CM or PM, nothing can teach us the way villages can.

India

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Our education apparatus can't be one that produces robots. That can happen in laboratory. There has to be overall personality development.

Development

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It is every Indian's dream that J&K is happy & there is prosperity. We have to work for this, be it in…

Dream

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The foreign policy is not about changing mindsets. Foreign policy is about finding the common meeting points.

Common

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Today the world has to accept what India has been saying about terrorism. India's dialogue on terrorism, the losses India has suffered…

Accepting

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The budget is forward looking growth engine and will promote transparency and integrity. It is for the common people. This budget shows…

Aspire

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Indian economy is suffering from policy paralysis and lack of optimism. I am confident that with right kind of decisions, we can…

Decision

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Youngsters inspired by Maoism have taken the gun and are spilling blood on streets, but our land needs the colour of progress…

Agriculture

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From my intimate discussions with President Obama, it is evident that India figures significantly in American geo-political, economic and strategic thinking. India…

American

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One of the peculiarities of Delhi is that the term 'reform' is associated only with passing of laws in Parliament. In fact,…

Government

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While transparency reduces corruption, good governance goes beyond transparency in achieving openness. Openness means involving the stakeholders in decision-making process. Transparency is…

Achieve

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Federalism is no longer the fault line of Centre-State relations but the definition of a new partnership of Team India. Citizens now…

Fault

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If we provide employment to people, if we ensure there's food on their plates, if we provide them with facilities and give…

Atmosphere

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We have tried to remind Government servants that they are servants of the public and have restored discipline in Central Government offices.…

Central government

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When you bring in multi-brand retail items into the country, you're not just bringing the products, but you're also harming local manufacturers.…

Competition

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Any criminal act against any individual or institution in India is to be condemned. The attackers must be strongly punished as per…

Community

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Earlier the world was bi polar. Foreign policy would be centered around two super powers. India was a little late in realizing…

21st century

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I would especially like to appeal to my country's media that we should stop looking at everything in India from the prism…

Appeals

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I can say that China has been cooperating with India to search for solutions. On some issues, it's a question of principles…

China

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So far as the government is concerned, there is only one holy book, which is the constitution of India. The unity and…

Accepting

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