“Of course, running a coalition government in a country like India is a difficult task. More so when Congress leads the coalition, since most of the political parties were anti-Congress. To have a coalition, to run a coalition government, you require a lot of adjustments, a lot of flexibility.” CountryGovernmentRunningPoliticalCoursesDifficultPartyTasksIndiaCongressPolitical PartiesFlexibilityAdjustmentCoalitionsDifficult Tasks Author:Pranab Mukherjee
“The Chinese have certain advantages. The fact that it's a single party government. But I do believe in the long run the fact that India is a functioning democracy committed to the rule of law. Our system is slow to move but I'm confident that once decisions are taken they are going to be far more durable.” BelieveLongFactsGovernmentRunningMovingLawCertainDecisionPartyDemocracyTakenAdvantageIndiaCommittedChineseLong RunsRule Of Law Author:Manmohan Singh
“I know my Republican friends were glad to see my wife feeding an elephant in India. She gave him sugar and nuts. But of course the elephant wasn't satisfied.” KnowsCoursesPartyWifeRepublicanIndiaMy WifeGladSatisfiedNutsSugarElephantsFeeding Book:The Wicked Wit of John F. Kennedy Source: The Wicked Wit of John F. Kennedy
“As a child, as a cinemagoer, I think there is nothing better than being in a cinema or watching a film. I think it's just a while magical...it almost feels like you're at a big party in India, where you're singing, you're dancing, you're laughing, you're crying, you feel like you're at a wedding because our films invariably cover all emotions.” ThinkingFeelsChildrenBigsFilmPartyEmotionLaughingCryLike YouSingingIndiaDancingCinema Author:Karan Johar
“India is a democracy; it is in our DNA. As far as the different political parties are concerned, I firmly believe that they have the maturity and wisdom to make decisions that are in the best interests of the nation.” BelieveDifferentPoliticalNationsInterestDecisionPartyDemocracyConcernedIndiaMaturityDnaPolitical Parties Author:Narendra Modi
“In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible. Things like the continuance of British rule in India, the Russian purges and deportations, the dropping of the atom bombs on Japan, can indeed be defended, but only by arguments which are too brutal for most people to face, and which do not square with the professed aims of the political parties. Thus political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness.” PeopleWritingFacesPoliticalLanguagePartySpeechArgumentIndiaAimBritishDefenseOur TimeBombsJapanSquaresAtomsBrutalSheerPolitical PartiesDroppingBeggingCloudyEuphemismAtom BombDeportationContinuanceVaguenessPolitical SpeechesPolitical LanguageBritish RuleSpeech And WritingBritish Rule In India Book:Orwell and Politics Source: Orwell and Politics
“We need efforts to integrate the nation, not divide it. The 2014 elections is about voting for India. It is to decide what kind of India we want to create. So Vote for India. Neither for a person, nor for a party, let us Vote for India.” WantNeedsKindPersonsNationsPartyEffortDemocracyVoteIndiaElectionVotingDividesIntegrating Author:Narendra Modi
“These elections won't be about the manifesto of parties, but about manifesto of the people and their dreams who want peace and prosperity.” PeopleWantDreamPartyDemocracyIndiaElectionProsperityManifestos Author:Narendra Modi
“Team Work is the essence of good governance. It is necessary to form a team within the party and also within the administrative system.” FormPartyTeamEssenceIndiaGovernanceTeam WorkAdministrativeGood Governance Author:Narendra Modi
“BJP is a political party with a difference that aims at good governance. This is proved by the fact that three of the five Chief Ministers according to a recent NDTV survey/poll are from BJP-ruled states.” StatesFactsPoliticalThreeDifferencesPartyFiveIndiaAimChiefsMinistersPolitical PartiesPollsGovernanceSurveysGood GovernanceBjp Author:Narendra Modi
“I am proud to be from an ideology. Our ideology is that the Nation is bigger than party. We will live and die for the nation. Our ideology is not about aspiring for posts, it's based of sacrifice.” DiesPoliticsNationsPartySacrificeProudIndiaBiggerIdeologyPosts Author:Narendra Modi
“The BJP is an optimistic party. Our strength and our democratic values are such that even a poor person from a backward section - like me - has been nominated as a Prime Ministerial candidate.” PersonsHas BeensValuesPoorPartyEmpowermentIndiaDemocraticLike MeOptimisticCandidatesPrimeSectionsDemocratic ValuesBjp Author:Narendra Modi
“It would be a blunder of the first magnitude for the British to be a party, in any way whatsoever, to the division of India.” WayFirstsWould BePartyIndiaBritishDivisionMagnitudeBlunders Book:Collected Works Source: Collected Works
“We must see that regional imbalances in the growth of various parties of the country are removed and all the states progress evenly. We shall ensure that all citizens of the country get full opportunity to contribute their might towards India's progress.” CountryStatesMightOpportunityGrowthPartyProgressCitizensIndiaVariousImbalance Author:Rajiv Gandhi