“Propelled by freedom of faith, gender equality and economic justice for all, India will become a modern nation. Minor blemishes cannot cloak the fact that India is becoming such a modern nation: no faith is in danger in our country, and the continuing commitment to gender equality is one of the great narratives of our times.” CountryFactsNationsJusticeEconomicModernDangerBecomingCommitmentIndiaGenderOur CountryNarrativeOur TimeMinorsContinuingGender EqualityCloaksEconomic JusticeJustice For All Author:Pranab Mukherjee
“Overconsumption is a "cancer eating away at our spiritual vitals." It cuts the heart right out of our compassion. It distances us from the great masses of broken bleeding humanity. It converts us into materialists. We become less able to ask moral questions. For example, just because we have the economic muscle to buy up vast amounts of the world's oil, does that give us the right to do so? When the poor farmer of India is unable to buy a gallon of gasoline to run his simple water pump because the world's demand has priced him out of the market, who is to blame?” WorldGivingHeartDoeRunningAbleSpiritualHumanityAsksWaterSimplePoorCompassionMoralCuttingEconomicExampleBrokenAmountDemandEatingMassIndiaBlameDistanceCancerOilMusclesFarmersConsumerismBleedingPumpsOverconsumptionGasolineGallons Author:Richard J. Foster
“We must begin by acknowledging that there is a complete absence of two things in Indian Society. One of these is equality. On the social plane we have an India based on the principles of graded inequality, which means elevation for some and degradation for others. On the economic plane we have a society in which there are some who have immense wealth as against many who live in abject poverty.” MeanTwoSocialWealthPrinciplesPovertyEconomicIndiaAbsenceInequalityIndianPlanesTwo ThingsImmenseDegradationElevation Author:B. R. Ambedkar
“Over the last 10 years, India's perception has gone from being a beggar country to an economic superpower.” YearsCountryLastsGoneEconomicPerceptionIndiaBeggarSuperpower Author:Vivek Wadhwa
“Dispossessed peasants slash-and-burn their way into the rain forests of Latin America, hungry nomads turn their herds out into fragile African rangeland, reducing it to desert, and small farmers in India and the Philippines cultivate steep slopes, exposing them to the erosive powers of rain. Perhaps half the world's billion-plus absolute poor are caught in a downward spiral of ecological and economic impoverishment. In desperation, they knowingly abuse the land, salvaging the present by savaging the future.” WorldWayAmericaTurnsPoorHalfEconomicLandRainAbuseIndiaAbsolutesCaughtBillionsHungryForestsDesertPlusLatinFarmersFragileDesperationReducingPeasantsHerdsLatin AmericaEcologicalExposingSpiralsPhilippinesSlopesSteepNomadDownward Spiral Author:Alan Thein Durning
“It was an axiom of "containment" that no part of the known world could be considered neutral. "Neutralism" was among the Cold Warriors' gravest curse words, applied with caustic hostility to India and even France. Those who were not with were against, subjected to intense economic and ideological and sometimes military pressure to fall into line.” WorldSometimesFallLinesKnownEconomicMilitaryColdIndiaPressureIntenseWarriorFranceCurseCold WarHostilityIdeologicalAxiomsContainmentCausticCurse Words Book:For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports Source: For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports
“For nearly three decades there has been, by and large, peace and tranquility on the India-China border. Not a single bullet has been fired for over a quarter-century. Both countries are showing great maturity and a commitment to economic cooperation.” Has BeensCountryThreeEconomicCenturyCommitmentIndiaChinaDecadesBordersMaturityCooperationQuartersBulletsTranquilityPeace And TranquilityEconomic Cooperation Author:Narendra Modi
“We must build an agenda for speedy yet sustainable economic growth that is inclusive of all, is respectful of individuals, responsive to innovation and responsible towards the future generations.” IndividualGrowthGenerationsEconomicIndiaInnovationResponsibleAgendasGovernanceFuture GenerationEconomic GrowthRespectful Author:Narendra Modi
“Economic freedom is very important for women empowerment. They must be partners in economic development also. I have seen that women are very good at adapting to latest technology. We should link women and technology up-gradation.” ShouldImportantTechnologyEconomicDevelopmentEmpowermentIndiaVery GoodPartnersLinksWomen EmpowermentEmpowering WomenAdaptingEconomic DevelopmentEconomic FreedomLatest Technology Author:Narendra Modi
“In 1991, the government unleashed the power of India and created a partnership between itself and industry. As a result, India has emerged as an economic success story, and that is a matter of pride for all of us.” MatterStoriesGovernmentResultsEconomicPrideIndustryIndiaPartnershipUnleashedSuccess StoriesEconomic Success Author:Kumar Mangalam Birla
“Falling prices are driving renewable energy investment in India, which rose 13 per cent last year and is expected to surpass 10 billion dollars in 2015. Adoption of increasingly cost-effective renewables holds the genuine promise of a new age of socio-economic development, powered by clean, increasingly decentralised, and sustainable energy. The opportunity for India is tremendous.” YearsAgeLastsFallOpportunityEnergyEconomicDevelopmentPromiseCostIndiaDollarsRoseCleanInvestmentExpectedBillionsDrivingGenuineCentsLast YearAdoptionNew AgeRenewable EnergyEconomic DevelopmentSustainable Energy Author:Adnan
“President Bush went out touting his economic record in Ohio last week. Now this is a state that lost 225,000 jobs since Bush took office. You know, if Bush wants to tout his record, he should do it somewhere where the Bush economy has actually created jobs, like India, or Thailand, or China.” IfsKnowsWantShouldStatesJobsLastsLostPresidentEconomyRecordsWeekEconomicOfficeIndiaChinaPresident BushOhioThailand Author:Jay Leno
“There are two roadblocks in the way of transforming India into an economic giant and one of them was education. I believe that if education is privatised at primary and secondary level, lot of our problems will be answered to” IfsWayBelieveTwoProblemI BelieveLevelsEducationEconomicIndiaPrimariesGiantsTransformingRoadblockTwo Roads Author:Kumar Mangalam Birla
“Khadi to me is the symbol of unity of Indian humanity, of its economic freedom and equality and, therefore, ultimately, in the poetic expression of Jawaharlal Nehru, 'the livery of India's freedom'.” HumanityEconomicExpressionIndiaUnitySymbolsIndianPoeticEconomic FreedomFreedom And EqualityNehru Book:India of My Dreams Source: India of My Dreams
“I dream of India becoming a great economic superpower.” InspirationalDreamPowerfulEconomicBecomingIndiaSuperpower Author:Dhirubhai Ambani
“We must together build an economic agenda for the India of our dreams that translates into improved standards of living, increased human well-being and assured social justice.” HumansWellsDreamTogetherSocialJusticeEconomicDevelopmentStandardsIndiaSocial JusticeWell BeingAgendasTranslateOur DreamsAssuredStandards Of Living Author:Narendra Modi
“E governance can bring minimum government and maximum governance. It is easy, effective and economic governance. It brings empowerment, equity and efficiency of the economy. It is a very useful field that can be the greatest problem solver of the people.” PeopleProblemGovernmentEasyEconomyEconomicFieldsEmpowermentIndiaEfficiencyMinimumEquityGovernanceMaximumProblem Solvers Author:Narendra Modi
“A nation with a strong defence industry will not only be more secure. It will also reap rich economic benefits - it can boost investment, expand manufacturing, support enterprise, raise the technology level and increase economic growth in the country.” CountryStrongNationsGrowthLevelsTechnologySupportRichEconomicIndustryBenefitsIndiaIncreaseRaisesInvestmentSecureEnterpriseGovernanceEconomic GrowthDefenceManufacturingReapBoost Author:Narendra Modi
“People must understand the Clean Ganga program, as an economic activity also. The Gangetic plains account for 40% of our population. They have over one hundred towns, and thousands of villages.” PeopleEconomicActivityHundredEmpowermentProgramAccountsIndiaTownsCleanPopulationVillage Author:Narendra Modi
“Economic development cannot take a nation forward on its own. We need a society and economy which complement each other. We need to take care of the poor, deprived and left behind sections of society.” NeedsCareLeftNationsPoorBehindsEconomyEconomicDevelopmentEmpowermentIndiaTake CareSectionsLeft BehindDeprivedEconomic DevelopmentComplement Author:Narendra Modi
“The image of a country is not just about economic and military strength. The soft face of a country also makes a difference. Sports are one such soft power which can capture the world's attention to India.” WorldCountryFacesSportsDifferencesAttentionEconomicMilitaryIndiaMaking A DifferenceCapture Author:Narendra Modi
“I see Lord Buddha doing to our collective spiritual well-being what global trade did to our collective economic well-being and the digital internet did to our collective intellectual well-being.” WellsSpiritualLordEconomicInternetIntellectualIndiaInnovationTradeWell BeingCollectivesDigitalLord Buddha Author:Narendra Modi
“Let us combine 'Look East' with 'Link West' & with our global vision, we can provide a new platform for our economic structure.” LooksVisionEconomicIndiaInnovationStructureWestEastLinksPlatforms Author:Narendra Modi
“About 800 million people in India are below the age of 35 years. Their aspirations, energy, enterprise and skills will be the force for India's economic transformation.” PeopleYearsAgeEnergyForceMillionsEconomicYouthSkillsIndiaTransformationAspirationEnterprise Author:Narendra Modi
“For more than 3,000 years, China and India accounted for half of the world's economic output. But then the Industrial Revolution gave North America and Europe 150 golden years. If you take the long-term perspective, our economic dominance has been more of an exception than the rule.” IfsWorldYearsLongHas BeensAmericaTermHalfEconomicRevolutionPerspectiveEuropeIndiaChinaGoldenLong TermExceptionDominanceNorth AmericaOutputIndustrial RevolutionChina And IndiaGolden Years Author:Paul Achleitner
“Now that economic realism has finally arrived in India, the future lies in becoming a strong economic power. Dominance in the world will come only from how well a nation can cope with economic realism and towards that India must work, must find its own place under the sun.” WorldWellsLyingStrongNationsSunEconomicBecomingIndiaRealismDominanceEconomic Power Author:Mukesh Ambani
“Theres a clear and strong connection between fertility reduction and womens literacy and empowerment, including womens gainful employment. If you look at the more than 300 districts of India, the strongest influences in explaining fertility variations are womens literacy and gainful economic employment.” IfsLooksStrongClearInfluenceEconomicEmpowermentConnectionsIndiaIncludingEmploymentStrongestLiteracyExplainingVariationReductionFertilityStrong Connection Author:Amartya Sen
“We have a very old conservation movement, particularly in the United States, which has focused on campaigns to protect endangered species: the spotted owl, the old-growth forest. But usually it stops there. To me, biodiversity is the full spectrum. Species conservation is not only about wilderness conservation. Its also about protecting the livelihood of people even while changing the dominant relationship that humans have had with other species. In India, its an economic issue, not just an ecological one.” PeopleHumansStatesGrowthUnitedUnited StatesIssuesEconomicMovementProtectIndiaSpeciesFocusedCampaignsForestsWildernessDominantConservationSpectrumEcologicalLivelihoodOwlBiodiversityEndangered SpeciesEconomic Issues Author:Vandana Shiva