“Our policy is not to discourage the private sector, but to see that Air India plays the role of flagship in the industry. In the transport sector, Air India is the 'fate of India' and all efforts will be made to restore its past glory.” MadePlayPastEffortRolesFateAirPolicyIndustryGloryIndiaDiscouragingTransportPrivate Sector Author:Vayalar Ravi
“We are, if territory and population be looked at together, one of the great countries of the world - a monster country, one might say, along with others such as China, India, the recent Soviet Union, and Brazil. And there is a real question as to whether "bigness" in a body politic is not an evil in itself, quite aside from the policies pursued in its name.” IfsWorldRealCountryBodyMightTogetherEvilNamesPolicyIndiaUnionsPopulationChinaMonstersTerritorySovietSoviet UnionPursuedBrazilGreat CountryReal QuestionsCountries Of The World Author:George F. Kennan
“Recognising that the future growth of India will depend on greater skill development, the National Policy for Skill Development aims to create a skilled workforce of 500 million by 2022.” GrowthMillionsGreaterPolicyDependsDevelopmentSkillsIndiaAimWorkforceSkills DevelopmentFuture Growth Author:M. M. Pallam Raju
“The way to end corruption is a progressive, policy driven state with proper implementation.” WayEndsStatesPolicyIndiaCorruptionDrivenProgressiveGovernanceImplementation Author:Narendra Modi
“There is a massive disconnect between requirements of our education system and the framed policies. Education policies in our country [India] are not thought through enough.” RealPolicyIndiaPrimariesPrimary Education Author:Shaheen Mistri
“At the same time, old confrontations have taken on frightening urgency, especially the India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir and the violent stalemate in the Middle East. Progress on these and other global challenges requires us to develop a larger strategy for American foreign policy, rooted in a fundamental commitment to move the world from interdependence to an integrated global community committed to peace and prosperity, freedom and security.” WorldMovingPeaceCommunityChallengesTakenProgressMiddleSecurityPolicyConflictCommitmentIndiaFundamentalsStrategyCommittedProsperityEastViolentForeign PolicyMiddle EastRootedFrighteningPakistanConfrontationUrgencyIntegratedInterdependenceKashmirAmerican Foreign PolicyGlobal CommunityStalemateIndia Pakistan Author:William J. Clinton
“Through a policy driven approach we have wage a war against poverty and we are confident we will win this war.” WarWinningPovertyPolicyApproachIndiaDrivenGovernanceWe Will Win Author:Narendra Modi
“Government systems suffer from two weaknesses. They are complex. And they are slow. We need to change this. Our systems need to be made sharp, effective, fast and flexible. This requires simplification of processes and having trust in citizens. This needs a Policy Driven State.” NeedsMadeTwoStatesGovernmentSufferingProcessPolicyCitizensWeaknessIndiaComplexesDrivenFlexibleGovernanceNeed A ChangeSimplification Author:Narendra Modi
“I have always regard nonalignment as a statement that India's policies, foreign policy will be guided by what I describe as enlightened national interest. That we will make judgments on an independent basis, with the sole concern being what is enlightened India's national interest. In that sense, nonalignment remains as relevant today as it was in the early 1950s.” TodayInterestPolicyJudgmentConcernIndiaBasesRegardIndependentRemainsStatementsEnlightenedRelevantForeign PolicySoleNational Interests Author:Manmohan Singh
“I think in theory, the United States finds it much easier to deal with situations where there is a leading country. You can go to the leaders of that country and say, for example, to India, "There are all these problems in Bangladesh, we really have to do something about it, what do you suggest we can do to work out a common policy?" But when you don't have the equivalent of India, you have to go capital to capital trying to put together a coalition, which is extraordinarily difficult, especially in the Arab world, because of the historic rivalries and branches of Islam.” ThinkingWorldTryingCountryStatesProblemTogetherDifficultCan DoUnitedDealsCommonSituationLeaderUnited StatesPolicyExampleTheoryEasierIndiaIslamWork OutBranchesHistoricCoalitionsRivalryBangladeshArab World Author:Samuel P. Huntington
“I always defended my father, as a child, and I think I'm still defending him - his policies at least. Oh, he wasn't at all a politician, in no sense of the word. He was sustained in his work only by a blind faith in India - he was preoccupied in such an obsessive way by the future of India. We understood each other.” ThinkingWayChildrenStillsFatherPolicyPoliticianUnderstoodIndiaBlindObsessiveBlind Faith Author:Indira Gandhi
“I believe that a party wishing equality for India does exist in Britain. But it is an insignificant minority, and while I honour and like their opinion I cannot be enthused over it, for I know that those who shape policy and dominate are otherwise inclined. For me, therefore, it is only the Secretary of State who counts.” KnowsBelieveDoeStatesI BelieveWishPartyOpinionPolicyShapesIndiaBritainMinoritiesOver ItHonourSecretaryInsignificant Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“Historically, several policy domains, including that of foreign policy towards the US and India, budget allocations etc, have been controlled by the Pakistani military, and the civil-military divide can be said to be the most fundamental fracture in Pakistan's body politic.” Has BeensSaidBodyMilitaryPolicyIndiaFundamentalsIncludingBudgetsEtcControlledDividesForeign PolicyPakistanDomainFractureAllocation Author:Noam Chomsky
“Some of the most dramatic consequences of the Kosovo war are linked to the resumption of the arms race and the suicidal political and economic policies of countries like India and Pakistan where tons of money are currently being spent on atomic weaponry. This is abhorrent!” WarCountryPoliticalRaceEconomicPolicyArmsConsequenceIndiaDramaticLinkedPakistanSuicidalEconomic PolicyArms RaceWeaponryKosovoAbhorrentIndia And PakistanResumption Author:Paul Virilio
“Earlier the world was bi polar. Foreign policy would be centered around two super powers. India was a little late in realizing that this bi polar situation was for namesake. Now the entire world, in changed circumstances, especially in 21st century, it is more interdependent and inter connected, earlier, the foreign policy was possible between governments, but today it is not possible just between governments. Government relations are important but increasing people to people contact is equally important. There's been a shift in paradigm.” PeopleWorldLittlesTwoImportantGovernmentWould BeTodayRealizingSituationCenturyPolicyChangedCircumstancesLateIndiaRelationConnectedContactForeign Policy21st CenturyParadigmSuper PowerNamesake Author:Narendra Modi
“India is an independent country, we have our own policies and future. We have to think about the future of our 125 crore people. There should be no compromise on our interests. We have relations with America in the context of these fundamental points.” PeopleThinkingShouldCountryAmericaInterestPolicyIndiaRelationIndependentFundamentalsCompromiseNo CompromiseIndependent Country Author:Narendra Modi
“Burma wants to have good relations with our neighboring countries, China and India. I do believe the United States itself wants to live in harmony with China and India. That's why we have to lay down political policies that are fair for everyone.” WantBelieveCountryStatesPoliticalUnitedUnited StatesPolicyFairsIndiaRelationHarmonyLaysChinaBurmaChina And India Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“The overwhelming public sentiment in India was that no meaningful dialogue can be held with Pakistan until it abandons the use of terrorism as an instrument of its foreign policy.” UsePolicyIndiaInstrumentsTerrorismMeaningfulDialogueAbandonSentimentsOverwhelmingForeign PolicyPakistanBiharIndia And PakistanIndia Pakistan Author:Atal Bihari Vajpayee