“Today, being the biggest developing countries in the world, China and India are both committed to developing their economy and raising their people's living standards.” PeopleWorldCountryTodayEconomyStandardsIndiaCommittedChinaDevelopingDeveloping CountriesChina And India Author:Li Peng
“Yes, I think India's economy always has been a mixed economy, and by Western standards we are much more of a market economy than a public sector-driven economy.” ThinkingHas BeensEconomyStandardsIndiaWesternDrivenMarket EconomyPublic SectorMixed Economy Author:Manmohan Singh
“to the Indian, politics are what the weather is to an Englishman. Politics are an introduction to a stranger on a train, they are the standard filler for embarrassing silences in conversation, they are the inevitable small talk at any social gathering.” SocialSilenceConversationStandardsIndiaTrainStrangerWeatherInevitableIndianEmbarrassingGatheringIntroductionEnglishmenSmall TalkFillers Book:Home to India Source: Home to India
“Many state governments have launched innovative steps such as Ladli Laxmi scheme of Madhya Pradesh, PDS reform scheme of Chattisgarh, computerization of land records in Karnataka, free computers to students passing 10th standard exams, pollution control efforts in Himachal, power sector reforms in Rajasthan and Mumbai - Pune Expressway in Maharashta. These excellent innovative schemes are examples of good governance.” StatesGovernmentEffortStepsRecordsLandExampleStudentsComputerStandardsIndiaPassingPassingsReformExcellentPollutionSchemesGovernanceInnovativeExamState GovernmentMumbaiGood GovernancePollution ControlPune Author:Narendra Modi
“WTO is not the forum for labour standards. Next, the U.S. will argue the time zone difference is an unfair competitive advantage enjoyed by India that enables our software engineers to work while the Americans sleep.” NextDifferencesSleepStandardsAdvantageIndiaArguingEnjoyedZoneLabourSoftwareEngineersUnfairForumsCompetitive AdvantageTime Zones Author:Jairam Ramesh
“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
“The government must nurture an eco-system where the economy is primed for growth; and growth promotes all-rounddevelopment. Where development is employment-generating ; and employment is enabled by skills. Where skills are synced with production; and production is benchmarked to quality. Where quality meets global standards; and meeting global standards drives prosperity. Most importantly, this prosperity is for the welfare of all. That is my concept ofeconomic good governance and all round development.” GovernmentGrowthQualityEconomyDevelopmentSkillsStandardsConceptsIndiaMeetingsRoundsProsperityProductionsEmploymentWelfareNurtureGovernanceEcoGood Governance Author:Narendra Modi
“Every predecessor has used mercenaries, often drawn from the country that they're attacking like England ran India with Indian mercenaries. You take them from one place and send them to kill people in the other place. That's the standard way to run imperial wars.” PeopleWayWarCountryRunningUsedStandardsIndiaEnglandIndianRanAttackingPredecessors Author:Noam Chomsky
“The government of India regulates nearly everything, so there's very little progress; whereas in Hong Kong the government keeps its hands off... and the standard of living has multiplied.” LittlesHandsGovernmentProgressStandardsIndiaStandards Of LivingHong Kong Author:John Templeton
“If farmers become weak the country loses self-reliance but if they are strong, freedom also becomes strong. If we do not maintain our progress in agriculture, poverty cannot be eliminated from India.But our biggest poverty alleviation programme is to improve the living standard of our farmers. The thrust of our poverty alleviation programmes is on the uplift of the farmers.” IfsSelfCountryStrongLosesPovertyProgressStandardsWeakIndiaUpliftingFarmersAgricultureSelf RelianceRelianceThrustProgrammes Author:Rajiv Gandhi
“No student of Chinese history can say that the Chinese are incapable of religious experience, even when judged by the standards of medieval Europe or pious India.” ReligiousStudentsStandardsEuropeIndiaChineseJudgedIncapableMedievalPiousReligious ExperienceReligious LoveMedieval Europe Author:Hu Shih