“There is no question in the fact that India has a global responsibility, and the coming "Gyan Yug" would see India play a pivotal role, using the strengths of its democracy and demographic dividend.” PlayFactsMotivationResponsibilityRolesDemocracyIndiaDemographicsDividendsPivotal Author:Narendra Modi
“A democracy can't succeed without people's participation. 'MyGov' empowers the people of India to contribute towards Surajya.” PeopleMotivationDemocracySucceedIndiaEmpoweringParticipation Author:Narendra Modi
“Jan Bhagidari is the biggest asset of a democracy. We are increasing it through MyGov, letters from citizens, Mann Ki Baat and other initiatives.” DemocracyCitizensLettersIndiaElectionAssetsInitiative Author:Narendra Modi
“Democracy is such a framework that everyone has the right to live their lives, fix their goals, their aims, their dreams and the ways to achieve them according to their own choice.” WayDreamChoicesGoalDemocracyAchieveIndiaAimElectionFramework Author:Narendra Modi
“I have come from outside Delhi, but I give you an assurance that the people in the Government are very capable. I want to awaken and unite that power for the welfare of nation.” PeopleWantGivingGovernmentNationsDemocracyCapableIndiaElectionWelfareAssuranceDelhi Author:Narendra Modi
“India offers demographic dividend, democracy and demand...3D. I have added a new D. De-regulation.” DemocracyOffersDemandIndiaRegulationDemographicsDividends Author:Narendra Modi
“Imagine what would happen if the government were to take the wealth of 200,000 of India's richest people and redistribute it amongst 2 million of India's poorest? We would hear a lot about socialist appropriation and the death of democracy. Why should taking from the rich be called appropriation and taking from the poor be called development?” PeopleIfsShouldGovernmentHappensWealthPoorMillionsDemocracyRichImagineDevelopmentIndiaSocialistPoorestAppropriation Author:Arundhati Roy
“I dont think that India is much celebrated for its democracy. Democracy has been a very neglected commodity at home and abroad.” ThinkingHas BeensHomeDemocracyIndiaCommodityNeglectedDemocracies Have Author:Amartya Sen
“The much-lauded parliamentary democracy in India has been unable to protect a genuine democratic set-up in Kashmir.” Has BeensDemocracyProtectIndiaDemocraticGenuineParliamentaryKashmirParliamentary Democracy Author:Nyla Ali Khan
“India's future lies in being an open society, an open polity, a functioning democracy respecting all fundamental human freedoms, accepting the rule of law and, at the same time, to emerge as a successful, internationally competitive market economy.” HumansLawLyingAcceptingEconomyDemocracySuccessfulIndiaFundamentalsRule Of LawMarket EconomyHuman Freedom Author:Manmohan Singh
“Nowhere else you will find a country of India's diversity, of India's complexity, one billion people trying to seek their social and economic salvation in the framework of democracy, in the framework of an open economy.” PeopleTryingCountrySocialEconomyDemocracyEconomicDiversityIndiaSalvationBillionsComplexityFramework Author:Manmohan Singh
“India is this great experiment of a billion people of such great diverse persuasions working together, seeking their salvation in the framework of a democracy. I believe it will have some lessons for all the multicultural societies.” PeopleBelieveTogetherI BelieveDemocracyLessonsIndiaSalvationSeekingBillionsExperimentsWorking TogetherDiversePersuasionFrameworkMulticulturalMulticultural Society Author:Manmohan Singh
“India is a functioning democracy despite its extreme poverty, India has stayed the course.” CoursesPovertyDemocracyIndiaExtremesDespiteExtreme Poverty Author:Manmohan Singh
“Working together in helping nascent democracies in the task of reconstruction, in the task of development is another area where our two countries [India and the USA] can work together.” HelpingTogetherDemocracyDevelopmentAreasTasksIndiaUsaWorking TogetherReconstruction Author:Manmohan Singh
“India is a huge democracy. Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi has ambitions to try to fix the infrastructure, the rules, taxes, education, and to lift up the Indian people. And we're hopeful that that's going to create positive momentum.” PeopleTryingDemocracyHugeTaxesAmbitionIndiaIndianLiftsMinistersHopefulPrimePrime MinisterInfrastructureMomentum Author:Jamie Dimon
“Today, of course, the world's perception of India has changed tremendously. People understand its role in world affairs; they understand that India is not some backward nation. In fact, it is the fastest growing free-market democracy in the world today, and that says it all.” PeopleWorldFactsTodayCoursesNationsRolesDemocracyGrowingChangedPerceptionIndiaAffairFree MarketWorld TodayWorld Affairs Author:Kabir Bedi